| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Habit: | anhedral to subhedral hexagonal |
| Colour: | pale gray-white |
| Luminescent properties: | yellow |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 1 |
| Muscovite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Feldspar Corp. pegmatite quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670509 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670509:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 1.4km (0.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘMarkham Mica Quarry, Hog Hill, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘPegmatite prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.8 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.9km (3.0 miles) | ⓘHurd State Park quarries, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Feldspar Corp. pegmatite quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA