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Fluorapatite from
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
00079240017368287081598.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Comments:Occurs as small crystals in cavities in the Buckwheat Dolomite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite4
Hendricksite2
Andradite2
Fluorite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52003:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘFranklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCanfield Mica locality, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘAtlas Quarry (The Quarry), Hardistonville, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Peters, Thomas A., Koestler, Robert, Peters, Joseph J., Grube, Christian H. (1983) Minerals of the Buckwheat Dolomite, Franklin, New Jersey, in May - June 1983. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (3) 183-194
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 5. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.560
 
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