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


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Montebrasite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28027:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘChandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘTurner Mine, Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘParker Mountain Mine, Strafford, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘEstes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘCole Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
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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