Hydroxylapatite, Eosphorite, Quartz, Fairfieldite

Specimen ID: FUH-A6Y

Mineral(s)
Hydroxylapatite : Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Eosphorite : Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Quartz : SiO2
Fairfieldite : Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O
Locality
As recorded:
Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Mindat locality:
Events

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Orange-pink, striated, eosphorite crystals, mostly unterminated due to contacting, with some yellow-white flaky fairfieldite at left and upper right and hard to see hydroxylapatite (see child photo).
Harold Moritz - 1st March 2011

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Flaky, yellow-white cluster of fairfieldite on orange-pink eosphorite. Stubby clear crystals are hexagonal and appear to be hydroxlyapatite.
Harold Moritz - 1st March 2011

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Tiny terminated eosphorite crystal encrusted with clear, hexagonal hydroxylapatite crystals.
Harold Moritz - 1st March 2011

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Pearly hydroxylapatite on orange-pink eosphorite. The hydroxylapatite habit grades from stubby hexagonal prisms to radiating hemispherical aggregates.
Harold Moritz - 1st March 2011

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Stubby smoky quartz crystals at right with pearly, white fluorapatite at left. Also black Mn oxidation product (groutite?) and orange-pink eosphorite.
Harold Moritz - 1st March 2011

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Pearly hydroxylapatite on orange-pink eosphorite. The hydroxylapatite habit grades from stubby hexagonal prisms to radiating hemispherical aggregates.
Harold Moritz - 1st March 2011
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