Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluorapatite |
Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Comments: | "The author has collected tiny lilac apatite crystals at the Ridgefield pegmatite off Ramapoo Road; as far as is known, these are the only apatites having this color that have been discovered in the Western Highlands of Connecticut." Januzzi (1994). |
Colour: | blue-green, lilac |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Cleavelandite | β2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality. |
Albite | β1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Spodumene | β1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Spodumene at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131437 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131437:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | b329dfe7-1604-48d4-b3ec-7aee9d9cc8d8 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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7.2km (4.5 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
11.3km (7.0 miles) | βWestern Connecticut State College, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.5km (7.7 miles) | βDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
12.7km (7.9 miles) | βMc Collum Mine, North Salem, Westchester County, New York, USA |
14.0km (8.7 miles) | βNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
15.4km (9.6 miles) | βBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
15.9km (9.9 miles) | βInterstate 84 road cuts, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
16.8km (10.4 miles) | βTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA |
19.7km (12.2 miles) | βSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
20.2km (12.5 miles) | βU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Casey Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA