| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Mitridatite |
| Formula: | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Formation: | Secondary |
| Comments: | Associated with triphylite, diadochite, messelite, siderite, strunzite, hydroxylapatite, ludlamite, vivianite in altered tryphilite masses. |
| Habit: | coatings |
| Colour: | green |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hydroxylapatite | ⓘ12 photos of Mitridatite associated with Hydroxylapatite at this locality. |
| Messelite | ⓘ10 photos of Mitridatite associated with Messelite at this locality. |
| Diadochite | ⓘ7 photos of Mitridatite associated with Diadochite at this locality. |
| Whitmoreite | ⓘ3 photos of Mitridatite associated with Whitmoreite at this locality. |
| Strunzite | ⓘ2 photos of Mitridatite associated with Strunzite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mitridatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131764 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131764:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 85a2cc9c-698c-4c36-9d27-09a3c3536d92 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Mitridatite |
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| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.4km (50.6 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA