| Classification |
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| 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 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 14 |
| Baryte | 4 |
| Malachite | 4 |
| Chalcopyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 394606 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:394606:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 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 |
| References |
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Baryte locality, Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA