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Wolfeite from
Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


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Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Wolfeite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
05107280017272018928900.jpg
Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
08308140017272018933851.jpg
Wolfeite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
06585130017272018969019.jpg
Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
07453160017339894624203.jpg
Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
05107280017272018928900.jpg
Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
08308140017272018933851.jpg
Wolfeite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
06585130017272018969019.jpg
Wolfeite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wolfeite
Formula:Fe22+(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Triphylite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Triphylite12
- var Ferrisicklerite2
Pyrite3
Siderite3
Ludlamite3
Sphalerite2
Chalcopyrite2
Heterosite2
Vivianite2
Rockbridgeite1
Augelite1
Scorzalite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wolfeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11820
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11820:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wolfeite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFletcher Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Frondel, Clifford (1949) Wolfeite, xanthoxenite and whitlockite from the Palermo Mine, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 34 (9-10) 692-705
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Moore, Paul B. (1973) Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal Chemistry. The Mineralogical Record, 4 (3) 103-130
NIZAMOFF, James W., SIMMONS, William B., and FALSTER, Alexander U. (2004) PHOSPHATE MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE PALERMO #2 PEGMATITE, NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 115
 
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