Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluorapatite |
Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Habit: | anhedral to subhedral hexagonal |
Colour: | pale gray-white |
Luminescent properties: | yellow |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
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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Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Unnamed quarry SE of Middletown (molybdenite locality), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670509 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670509:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 95462114-d991-4087-99fb-e774cc3a7135 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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1.4km (0.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘMarkham Mica Quarry, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.9km (3.0 miles) | ⓘHurd State Park quarries, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Unnamed quarry SE of Middletown, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA