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


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Perthite

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

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

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Feldspar Group var: Perthite
Habit:4 by 8 by 6 feet in size
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Perthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:249589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:249589:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Perthite
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
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘKeniston mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘAtwood Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBelden Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLeggett mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘNo. 5 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘWheat Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘMcGinnis Mine (McGinnis Mica Mine; Wilcher and Pilsbury Mine), Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
USGS Prof Paper 353
Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Moore, Paul B. (1965) Hühnerkobelite crystals from the Palermo No. 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 50 (5-6) 713-717
Segeler, Curt G., Kampf, Anthony R., Ulrich, William, Whitmore, Robert W. (1981) Phosphate Minerals of the: Palermo No.1 Pegmatite. Rocks & Minerals, 56 (5) 197-214 doi:10.1080/00357529.1981.11764597
Korzeb, Stanley L., Foord, Eugene E., Lichte, Frederick E. (1997) The chemical evolution and paragenesis of uranium minerals from the Ruggles and Palermo granitic pegmatites, New Hampshire. The Canadian Mineralogist: 35(1): 135-144.
 
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