6414 - Apatite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

Contributors

G. Whitney

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

6414

Mineral Name

Apatite

Chemical Formula

Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl)

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F041

8206b

Labeled svabite, probably fluorapatite instead, but is from in or near the orebody. As of 2012 there is no proven svabite from Franklin, though there should be a lot of it.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine