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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Formation: | Secondary |
| Comments: | Partly filling small vugs in a 2-cm-thick vein of dolomite. |
| Habit: | cubic |
| Colour: | aqua and purple |
| Luminescent properties: | violet |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Baryte | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1263755 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1263755:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | ⓘQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.9km (7.4 miles) | ⓘGotta-Walden Prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.7km (7.9 miles) | ⓘMiddletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.3km (8.3 miles) | ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.8km (8.5 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.3km (10.8 miles) | ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Routes 9 and 372 interchange, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA