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The official Apatite-(CaF) species name has reverted to Fluorapatite. In the alphabetical order sense, most mineral collectors think of "Apatite" first, before refinement to fluorapatite or hydroxylapatite. For this reason the Apatite-(CaF) and Apatite-(CaOH) nomenclature is used here.
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APATITE   Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
3 cm specimen of massive white apatite.
 Species:           APATITE
Locality:          Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 3 cm specimen of massive white apatite.
Field Collected: From crate of Palermo rocks given by Bob Whitmore.
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Notes: EDS analysis identified the species as apatite, but did not differentiate apatite-CaF vs. apatite-CaOH. Massive apatite such as this is easily overlooked on the mine dumps. Prior to analysis, I thought this might be massive augelite. Pale rose-colored fluorescence observed with short-wave UV.
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APATITE    Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH
5.5 cm specimen of massive gray apatite.


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APATITE    Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH
5.5 cm specimen of massive apatite. Short wave UV image.

Species:           APATITE
Locality:          Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH
Specimen Size: 5.5 cm specimen of massive gray apatite, two views: daylight and short wave UV.
Field Collected: Don Swenson.
Catalog No.: 1845
Notes: EDS analysis identified the species as apatite, but did not differentiate apatite-CaF vs. apatite-CaOH. Massive apatite such as this is easily overlooked on the mine dumps. Bright yellow fluorescence observed with short-wave UV as shown in second photo
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APATITE-(CaF)    Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
7 mm powder-blue apatite crystal on albite matrix.


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APATITE-CaF  Palermo Mine, Groton, NH
7 mm crystal on albite matrix
 Species:           APATITE-(CaF)    (Fluorapatite)
Locality:          Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 7 mm powder-blue apatite crystal on albite matrix.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 891
Notes: This apatite fluoresces orange-yellow in SW UV.
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APATITE-(CaF)   Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH
1 cm field of view.

 Species:           APATITE-(CaF)
Locality:         Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH
Specimen Size: 1 cm field of view.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 584
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APATITE-(CaF)   Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH
4.5 mm apatite crystal on albite.

 Species:           APATITE-(CaF)
Locality:         Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH
Specimen Size: 4.5 mm apatite crystal on albite.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 583
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APATITE-(CaF)   Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH
2 mm crystal with muscovite.

 Species:           APATITE-(CaF)
Locality:         Keyes #1 Mine, Orange, NH
Specimen Size: 2 mm crystal with muscovite.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 586
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APATITE-(CaF)   Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
6 mm field of view

 Species:           APATITE-(CaF)
Locality:         Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u372
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