Fluorapatite - Ham & Weeks Mine, Wakefield, New Hampshire
Contributed by: FMS Admin
Date: Feb 22nd, 2026
Locality: Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 34 x 22 x 42 mm
Description:
Mn-bearing fluorapatite from Ham & Weeks, fluorescing yellow in SW.
Originally posted by Dennis Michael on Nature's Rainbows.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Fluorapatite (Mindat) (RRUFF)
- Fluorescence under Shortwave (254nm Lamp/Mercury) UV light: Yellow