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Fluorapatite from
Young Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Young Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:269328
Long-form Identifier:1:3:269328:6
GUID (UUID V4):a1551708-8bd7-4623-9e70-0ffffdc25af9
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
2.0km (1.2 miles) Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Route 101/101A road cuts, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) Lovejoy Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) Bishop Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Carlton Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) New Westerly Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) Comolli Granite Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Route 101A construction site, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Paradise Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
11.8km (7.4 miles) Wilton Crushed Stone Quarry, Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered...at 15:01 05 January 2015 LOCATIONS BY COUNTY Belknap County Alton area: arsenopyrite, galena, quartz
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorite, William Wise mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire; Resur­ rection Mining Co. specimen, Ronald...Minerals, M. Robbins, 35-41 Albite, New Hampshire, 340 Almandine, New Hampshire, 302 Amygdule Minerals in Keweenawan...South Range Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, W. S. Cordua, 412-415 Anatase, New Hampshire, 343, 436 Andalusite...Andalusite, New Hampshire, 303 Anglesite, Colorado, 132 Anhydrite, Colorado, 143 Ankerite, Colorado,... 132, 143 Apatite, New Hampshire, 304, 354 Are There Patron Saints for Rock and Min­ eral Collectors
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite, noted for its many...DONALD A. DALLAIRE 829 Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 dadallaire@hotmail.com JAMES W. NIZAMOFF...research. The relocation of our laboratory in 2014 from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated...slope of Uncle Tom Mountain in Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. At times, the Emmons pegmatite has been...been referred to as the Uncle Tom Mountain quarry. The first recorded discovery of the Emmons pegmatite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2008 Carbonate in igneous and metamorphic fluorapatite: Two type A and two type B substitutions R....was initially made for convenience (Elliott 1965). New data require a re-examination of the substitution...Fleet and Liu 2003, 2005; Tacker: Carbonate in fluorapatite Fleet et al. 2004) has the bisector of the...communication). Carbonate is likely too dispersed in the fluorapatite structure to allow for vibrational coupling...1972b; Bonel et al. 1973; Roux and Bonel 1980; Young et al. 1981; Doi et al. 1982; Featherstone et al
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...their “gold flakes” are actually muscovite. One young man brought in a garbage bag full of sand with muscovite...literature are those from the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994...2.8 cm high, from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of
Report (volume)
only from the titanium-apatite deposits of Nelson County, Va. (ref. 22). So far as is known this rock has...has been deposited in the bat caves of Texas and New Mexico. The deposits are rich in phosphate but are...fertilizer. A few tons have been mined from the New Mexico deposits. As far as is known, guano contains...substitutes for calcium in the phosphate mineral fluorapatite (ref. 12, p. 28, 29); however, some uranium...sand. Altschnler, Z. S., Clarke, R. S., Jr., and Young, E. J., 1954, Occurrence of uranium in phosphate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
45056 rakovajf@miamioh.edu Fluorapatite Acushnet Quarry Bristol County, Massachusetts N orth America...anywhere is the “Roebling apatite” from the Pulsifer quarry in Auburn, Maine. Formerly in the collection of...have made Pulsifer the premier locality for fluorapatite in the United States (Wilson 1977; Francis and...many others, another of North America’s finest fluorapatite specimens. It is from a locality, however, that...Acushnet quarry (also currently known as the J. Keating Company stone quarry), Bristol County, Massachusetts
Book
THE PEGMATITE MINES KNOWN AS NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE eral I ederi Acknowledi:ments Dedicated...experience. As a kid growing up in Manchester, New Hampshire, I was always fascinated by minerals and tried...Mountains in the tiny borough of North Groton, New Hampshire, the mine, although now privately owned and...an intriguing and enlightening perspective into New Hampshire's significant contribution to a growing...would slowly begin to diminish. Regardless of these new sci�ntific advancements, few synthetic substances
Report (edition)
5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...on quartz crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers...much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...llecting equipment and techniques for those who are new to the ·hobby. Several previous guidebooks have been...Supplemental labels were added where necessary to show quarry sites, road names, and other useful landmarks.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EMSTONES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE A variety of New Hampshire's beautiful gemstones are represented and private... JOHN J . BRADSHAW P. O. Box 7467 Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 Photographs by Tino Hammid except a s...R E L A T I V E L Y S M A L L I N A R E A , New Hampshire has provided a considerable variety of fine...well as new sources to provide the mineralogical world with both specimen and gem material. New Hampshire...Museum of Natural His­ tory in New York City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, and the
Journal (issue)
to be present in specimens actually dug from a quarry or prospect. Of course, the list includes whatever...species have actually been observed from the specific quarry and, therefore, the various minerals came from...on page 4) Mineral News ----2 Newry, Oxford County, Maine (Continued from page 1) For example. chemical...Similarly. pollucite is listed only for the Dunton Quarry, as it probabl) has been found only at that locality...1975. 1980). The Dunton Pegmatite hosts the Dunton Quarry. The Crooker Pegmatite hosts the Crooker Prospect
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The space, in this case place, was the home of a young boy two years my senior. He lived with his grandfather...we cherished. There were a few quarries in the county, but not until we got bicycles was it possible...into a foreign language, I moved to Boston. At die New England Museum of Natural History (now defunct) and...babingtonite specimens in the Blueberry Mountain quarry, Woburn, Mass. It was the first time anyone ever...is complete. In the earliest issues the names of new collectors were listed, and I noticed a few in this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The space, in this case place, was the home of a young boy two years my senior. He lived with his grandfather...we cherished. There were a few quarries in the county, but not until we got bicycles was it possible...into a foreign language, I moved to Boston. A t the New England Museum of Natural History (now defunct) and...babingtonite specimens in the Blueberry Mountain quarry, Woburn, Massachusetts. It was the first time any­...situation. It was sponsored by the Micromounters of New England, of which Gunnar was a co-founder. In addition
Book (edition)
MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n !* ‘Vi...Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON PARADE Recommended for Children...W*T H COlO* * • TfXT COMF11 MINERALS ON PARADE A New Series of Teaching Filmstrips in Full Color. A Valuable...Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.........................................from the Principal Localities in the Middlesex County Region in Connecticut Unclassified Material Page
Book (volume)
Descriptive Mineralogy Vandall T. King Rochester, New York 14609 , Eugene E. Foord U S. Geological Survey...of the publisher. Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard...Philip Hauck Richard P. Hauck was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on June 30, 1935. He has been actively involved...for the fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest in mining history...States Geological Survey in Reston, Virginia; the New York City Public Library; the Library of Congress;
Report (issue)
Publisher Lithographie, Ltd. Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria A. Staebler Managing Editor...Lithographie, Ltd. PO Box 11613 • Denver, CO 80211 • USA Phone: 1.303.495.5521 • Fax: 1.303.482.1238 www.lithographie...Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony S. Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, U.S.A.; 6. Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; 7. Canada;...The Panasqueira Mines: One Hundred Years of Fluorapatite BY CARLES CURTO MILA AND JORDI FABRE I FORNAGUERA...The first substantial description of apatite as a new mineral is credited to German geologist Abraham Gottlob
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...and other nearby orebodies were discovered by the New Jersey Zinc Company when it was exploring for zinc...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard
Book (edition)
The current progress in mineralog), with countless new data in books and scientific as well as amateur journals...submitted to, and accepted by, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...pure freibergite is very rare. The decision that a new mineral species is established when one of the cations...eudialyte, and several other groups: The number of new mineral species may grow as an avalanche, flooding...with both enclosed in square brackets, e.g. fluorapatite Ca[Fl(PO 4)3] or euchroite 0.1 2[OHIAsO 4]•3H
Journal (issue)
open-pit Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana...small wulfcnite crystals found at the Broadwater County, Montana (Sec. 28, T 5 N, R 1 W), some interesting...Papers for the 1999 George F. Kunz Competition The New York Mineralogical Club (NYMC), founded in 1886 is...include (but arc not restricted to): description of new mineral or gem localities, mineralogy of active or...to the New York Mineralogical Club, Kunz Prize Coordinator, PO Box 77, Planetarium Station, New York,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
paleontology, and mineral resources of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island (Dawson 1855)...Dawson arrived at McGill in 1855 to take up his new position, he asked to see the teaching collection...Redpath stepped in to finance the construction of a new museum in recognition of Dawson’s twenty-five years...museum (Sheets-Pyenson 1988). Construction of the new museum began in 1880, and Dawson immediately set...his personal collections to McGill and acquired new material to augment the collections in the old college
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
March/April: Quartz, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. John C. Medici specimen and photo. May/June:...May/June: Turgite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Ronald E. Bentley specimen and photo. July/August:...Quartz, H. deLinde No. 4 mine, High Peak, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Private collection; Ronald E. Bentley...Bentley photo. September/October: Barite, Otero County, Colorado. Dan and Dianne Kile specimen; John Muntyan... Arkansas, 316 Amethyst Scepters, Salem, New London County, Connecticut, W. A. Henderson, Jr., M. Haritos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Francis, Harvard University; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey; Dr. Robert J. King...the Friends of Mineralogy. Montgomery was born in New York City on 2 December 1909. Heir to a life of...Colorado Springs. The collecting exploits of the two young men between 1934 and 1940 led to the rediscovery...It was at Fairfield that the duo)discovered the new phosphate species montgomeryite and overite. During...war effort by operating the Harding mine in Dixon, New Mexico. His recovery of the rare and vital ores of
Journal (issue)
KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com........................................307 What’s New in Minerals: Tucson Show 2022 .....................only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...Society, supported gem and mineral shows around the county as a museum exhibitor and speaker, and served on...located in the heart of New York City. www.MardaniFineMinerals.com 312 What’s New 49-3 The Mineralogical
 
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