At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
Photos
Essential Information
Specimen ID
5706
Mineral Name
Apatite
Chemical Formula
Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Serpentine
Franklinite
Specimen Number
F211
Notes for Researchers
Old label identifies specimen as svabite, but this is incorrect. Min # 086/549
Physical Description
Dark blue prismatic apatite crystals in calcite with franklinite and brown grains of serpentine (probable ID) pseudomorphs after willemite. Probably fluorapatite, almost certainly not svabite.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine