| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Fluorite var: Chlorophane |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Comments: | Usually found as fragments due to cleavage and brittle nature, sometimes as remnants in octahedral voids in matrix. |
| Habit: | massive to octahedral |
| Colour: | cherry red to maroon |
| Luminescent properties: | blue-green |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | β8 photos of Chlorophane associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Elbaite | β5 photos of Chlorophane associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β5 photos of Chlorophane associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | β5 photos of Chlorophane associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β4 photos of Chlorophane associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β3 photos of Chlorophane associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Microlite Group | β2 photos of Chlorophane associated with Microlite Group at this locality. |
| Cassiterite | β1 photo of Chlorophane associated with Cassiterite at this locality. |
| Morganite | β1 photo of Chlorophane associated with Morganite at this locality. |
| Columbite-(Fe) | β1 photo of Chlorophane associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chlorophane data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (6 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 903112 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:903112:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 30c0ba89-4d70-4eb3-8e2c-e8024033300e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chlorophane |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | βHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | βSlocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | βLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | βRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | βHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 63.5km (39.5 miles) | βCorporate Drive, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | βOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 64.1km (39.8 miles) | βOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 64.5km (40.1 miles) | βState Route 111 construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.4km (50.6 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA