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


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Scorzalite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
08947590017272036443624.jpg
Scorzalite

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

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
02814760017272018199453.jpg
Scorzalite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
09030590017272018229614.jpg
Scorzalite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scorzalite
Formula:Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
Muscovite6
Siderite4
Augelite3
Hureaulite2
Leucophosphite2
Barbosalite2
Tavorite2
Wolfeite1
Triphylite1
Gordonite1
Pyrite1
Vivianite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scorzalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28038
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28038:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scorzalite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCharles Davis Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘPattuck Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘChandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Moore, Paul B. (1965) Hühnerkobelite crystals from the Palermo No. 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 50 (5-6) 713-717
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
Anthony, John W., Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Eds. (2016) Handbook of Mineralogy. https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/
 
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