| Locality type: | Pit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Comments: | Crystals up to 15 cm mostly in marble in contact with augite-rich rock at the saddle between the Passaic and Noble pits. Not fluorescent. Typically have bumpy resorbed surfaces. Some crystals naturally weathered out of calcite in the "mud zone" on the saddle have dull color and chalky appearance. |
| Habit: | prismatic with shallow pyramidal terminations |
| Colour: | blue-green, brownish green, white, gray |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | ⓘ7 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Augite | ⓘ5 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Augite at this locality. |
| Spessartine | ⓘ3 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Spessartine at this locality. |
| Microcline | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Magnetite | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Magnetite at this locality. |
| Anomalite | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Anomalite at this locality. |
| Hematite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Hastingsite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Hastingsite at this locality. |
| Hemimorphite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 721418 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:721418:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3b521604-8efc-4ff3-8148-8808d008169c |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘFranklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘCanfield Mica locality, Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘFowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘFranklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘHamburg Mine (Hamburg Road Mine), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| References |
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Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA