Locality type: | Prospect |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluorapatite |
Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Comments: | Large crystals and casts are visible in the pegmatite. Some are parallel growth clusters, ranging in color from white to light yellow-green. Chunks of these are littered everywhere in the dump. Some are up to 7 in in diameter. |
Habit: | prismatic |
Colour: | white, yellow-green, green |
Luminescent properties: | yellow |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Hale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96293 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96293:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 790ec11a-6a40-47e9-9155-7e057f8b4968 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.3km (2.0 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.6km (2.3 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.8km (2.3 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘGotta-Walden Prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.1km (2.6 miles) | ⓘNathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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