| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Habit: | subhedral prisms to skeletal |
| Colour: | white to pale gray |
| Luminescent properties: | yellow |
| 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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| Smoky Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Elbaite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorapatite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670273 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670273:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0f159861-32fc-4b9a-b5d7-b9b4e4c378f5 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘUnnamed quarry SE of Middletown (molybdenite locality), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘMarkham Mica Quarry, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Riverside Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA