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Fluorite from
State Route 133, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Micro-crystals in Alpine clefts with micro-albite and quartz.
Habit:rough octahedron
Colour:colorless
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albiteβ“˜1 photo of Fluorite associated with Albite at this locality.
Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Fluorite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Route 133, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1243443
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1243443:1
GUID (UUID V4):34c8f2b4-f861-4add-91be-d49937553f16
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