| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorapatite |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Comments: | Transparent. |
| Habit: | Prismatic to 8 cm. |
| Colour: | Bright blue-green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Diopside | ⓘ7 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Marialite | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Marialite at this locality. |
| Meionite | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Meionite at this locality. |
| Phlogopite | ⓘ6 photos of Fluorapatite associated with Phlogopite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorapatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Purple Diopside Mound (PDM), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 887096 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:887096:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 34ca767f-f5d0-464d-9db5-bf894363fe41 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘMulvaney property (Rose Road wollastonite deposit; McDonald Sugar Bush), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘScott farm pegmatites, Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 13.3km (8.3 miles) | ⓘGreen Hill Mining Company Quarry, Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 13.7km (8.5 miles) | ⓘInternational Talc Company Mine (Reynolds Mine), Talcville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 14.3km (8.9 miles) | ⓘEmpire State No. 2 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘGouverneur Talc Company No. 4 Quarry (Valentine deposit), Diana Township, Lewis County, New York, USA |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | ⓘZCA No. 3 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc Mining District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 18.9km (11.8 miles) | ⓘOld Van Buskirk farm (Dana Hill), Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 19.1km (11.9 miles) | ⓘBenson Mines, Benson, Star Lake, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 23.8km (14.8 miles) | ⓘFarr property, Natural Bridge station, Diana Township, Lewis County, New York, USA |
| References |
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Chamberlain, Steve C., M.R. Walter, D.G. Bailey, J. Chiarenzelli & G.W. Robinson (2014), A new collecting site at the Rose Road Locality, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, a presentation to the 41st. Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 25, 2014. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | Chamberlain, Steven C., Robinson, George W., Robinson, Susan, Walter, Michael R., Bailey, David G., Chiarenzelli, Jeffrey R., Lupulescu, Marian (2018) The Rose Road Localities, Town of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York: Part 1—History. Rocks & Minerals, 93 (5) 442-453 doi:10.1080/00357529.2018.1477011 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3140 CEC Center for Mineralogy New York State Museum Albany, New York 12230 sccham2@yahoo.com GEORGE...ROBINSON Department of Geology St. Lawrence University Canton, New York 13617 robinson@mtu.edu SUSAN...SUSAN ROBINSON 9654 Highway 37 Ogdensburg, New York 13669 pebble.art@outlook.com MICHAEL R. WALTER PO Box...Box 137 2982 State Route 11B Nicholville, New York 12965 mwalter9@twcny.rr.com DAVID G. BAILEY Geosciences...Clinton, New York 13323 dbailey@hamilton.edu JEFFREY R. CHIARENZELLI Brown Hall 145 St. Lawrence University |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | committee consisting of Dr. Steven Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral...Dr. Marian Lupulescu, New York State Museum; and Dr. George Robinson, St. Lawrence University. Fifteen...abstracts follow. A NEW LOCALITY FOR PHENAKITE AND CASSITERITE IN MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1...Mineral & Gem Museum, PO Box 500, 99 Main St., Bethel, ME 04217. A new site producing phenakite has been discovered...discovered in the Wausau Syenite Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin. The site is located in the Nine Mile |  | Chiarenzelli, Jeffrey R., Lupulescu, Marian, Robinson, George W., Bailey, David G., Walter, Michael R., Chamberlain, Steven C. (2019) Rose Road Localities: Town of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York Part 2—Geology. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (6) 540-554 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641024 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Rose Road Localities JEFFREY R. CHIARENZELLI Brown Hall 145 St. Lawrence University 23 Romoda Drive...Drive Canton, New York 13617 jchiarenzelli@stlawu.edu MARIAN LUPULESCU 3140 CEC Research and Collections...Collections New York State Museum Albany, New York 12230 marian.lupulescu@nysed.gov Town of Pitcairn St. Lawrence...Lawrence County New York Part 2: Geology GEORGE W. ROBINSON Department of Geology St. Lawrence University...University Canton, New York 13617 robinson@mtu.edu DAVID G. BAILEY Geosciences Department Hamilton College |
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Purple Diopside Mound, Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA