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Fluorite from
Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Chlorophane

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane, etc.

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Chlorophane

Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Comments:massive or crude red crystals to 4 cm, associated with fluorapatite, and lithian muscovite, was frequently found in the eastern quartz-plagioclase-perthite zone. Also, colorless fluorite accompanies diopside and vesuvianite in the calc-silicate vein in the wall rock. Schooner reports little green crystals in vugs of albite.
Habit:massive to crude octahedra
Colour:red, colorless, green
Luminescent properties:dull green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38359
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38359:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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