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


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Triphylite

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

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

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

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

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

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
05592500017272018457098.jpg
Triphylite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
09994950017272018511556.jpg
Triphylite

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

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

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
05592500017272018457098.jpg
Triphylite, etc.

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
09994950017272018511556.jpg
Triphylite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Triphylite
Formula:LiFe2+PO4
Comments:Triphylite from this locality has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.24 (Moore, 2000).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Triploidite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vivianite15
Wolfeite10
Siderite7
Pyrite7
Ludlamite6
Augelite5
Chalcopyrite5
Quartz5
- var Blue Quartz1
Messelite4
Mitridatite4
Sphalerite4
Heterosite4
Rockbridgeite3
Pyrrhotite3
Triphylite2
- var Ferrisicklerite2
Albite2
Scorzalite1
Graftonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Triphylite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28048:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Triphylite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘRice Quarry, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCharles Davis 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
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘNo. 1 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘEight-Ball Mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘBullock Quarry, E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘPattuck Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘE.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals: 16: 208-211.
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
Moore, Paul B. (1973) Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal Chemistry. The Mineralogical Record, 4 (3) 103-130
Moore, P. B., 2000, Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities, in V. T. King (editor), Mineralogy of Maine. Mining History, Gems, and Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, p. 333-336., 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 R. Kampf, Stuart J. Mills, W.B. Simmons, James W. Nizamoff, and R.W. Whitmore (2012) Falsterite, A New Zinc-Bearing Secondary Phosphate From The Palermo #1 Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire. 39th Rochester Symposium abstracts.
Kampf, A. R., Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., Whitmore, R. W. (2013) Nizamoffite, Mn2+Zn2(PO4)2(H2O)4, the Mn analogue of hopeite from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 98 (10) 1893-1898 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4491
 
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