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Fluorite from
Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Habit:cubic with tetrahexahedral overgrowths
Colour:colorless, pale blue, purple, green
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz14
Baryte4
Malachite4
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:394606
Long-form Identifier:1:3:394606:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
26.4km (16.4 miles) State Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) State Route 189 road cut, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) Mansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) Loudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
44.2km (27.4 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) Gotta-Walden Prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) Schoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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