Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluorapatite |
Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Common accessory in pegmatites, crystals here are very pale colored and easily overlooked without using a SW UV light to see their bright yellowish fluorescence. |
Habit: | subhedral |
Colour: | white |
Luminescent properties: | yellow-white under SW UV |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Molybdenite | β1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Molybdenite at this locality. |
Albite | β1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Ferrimolybdite | β1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Ferrimolybdite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Husband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 763568 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:763568:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | ff709a08-7b63-4932-9526-08aef55f844f |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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0.4km (0.2 miles) | βGriswold Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
0.4km (0.2 miles) | βEureka Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | βHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | βSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | βHowe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
1.3km (0.8 miles) | βChamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
1.7km (1.0 miles) | βAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
1.9km (1.2 miles) | βHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.6km (1.6 miles) | βBordonaro Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.7km (1.7 miles) | βCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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