| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Comments: | nodules up to 6 cm across, with gemmy but very fractured interior |
| Habit: | anhedral nodules |
| Colour: | olive to yellow-green |
| Luminescent properties: | faint yellow under SW |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Biotite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Biotite at this locality. |
| Graphite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Graphite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Tremolite | 1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Tremolite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 718836 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:718836:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a501bf74-0ee0-4ccb-887a-396134e0bf23 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 222 interchange, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘWhispering Pines residential construction site, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.7km (3.6 miles) | ⓘBlue Stone Quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘLead Mine Brook, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.2km (8.2 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.0km (10.5 miles) | ⓘTown Farm Road, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA