Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4 (Si8 O20 )(F,OH) · 8H2 O Formation: Secondary Comments: Crystals can reach 2-3 cm, though commonly 1 cm or less. The tips of the pyramids are typically physically degraded and milky, leading to the term "snow-cone" habit for these crystals. 2018 SEM-EDS analyses or three samples has confirmed the "-(K)" nature of these crystals, but not whether they are "fluor" or "hydroxy". Habit: bipyramidal Colour: colorless to white Quality for species: Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) Abundance at site: Common Confirmation Validity: Confirmed Confirmation Methods: SEM-EDS Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Prehnite 54 Calcite 15 Pumpellyite Group 11 Quartz 4 Datolite 3 Anhydrite 3 Chabazite-Ca 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Fluorapophyllite-(K) data Locality Data: Click here to view O & G Southbury Quarry (Silliman Quarry; O & G No. 2 Quarry), Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (29 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 37820 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:37820:2 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapophyllite-(K)
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O & G Southbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA