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Fluorapatite from
Slocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Comments:"Recently, some delicate pink crystals, with albite and black tourmaline, have been collected" Schooner (1961). Included in lists, including Jones (1960) and probably common in the typical pale green color.
Colour:pink
Luminescent properties:yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Slocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131716
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131716:9
GUID (UUID V4):5db095d2-c7bc-4e5d-a474-34532883ff69
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
4.4km (2.7 miles) Enegren Mica Mine (Power Mica Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Anderson No. 2 Mica Mine, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Worth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) Linkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) Rock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) Bishop Hill Schorl Locality, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) Quarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) Markham Mica Quarry, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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