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Apatite from
Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Comments:Reportedly the carbonate-rich variety. In small pockets in cleavelandite.
Habit:aggregates of elongated, crude prisms
Colour:white
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:706211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:706211:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘTheall Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘSky Ridge railroad cut, Hawleyville, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘMahopac Mines, Town of Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘRitch Quarry, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘPeekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘAnthony's Nose, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘLarchmont, Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘShaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘBear Mountain, Bear Mountain State Park, Orange County, New York, USA
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