| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Habit: | hexagonal prisms |
| Colour: | gray |
| Luminescent properties: | yellow (SW) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence) |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Almandine
Microcline
Muscovite
Quartz
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Schorl | 2 |
| Muscovite | 1 |
| Microcline | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 129803 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:129803:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 22.1km (13.7 miles) | ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 22.9km (14.3 miles) | ⓘParadise Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘComolli Granite Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 28.3km (17.6 miles) | ⓘLovejoy Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 29.9km (18.6 miles) | ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘYoung Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘRoute 101/101A road cuts, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| References |
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Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA