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Muscovite from
Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


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Muscovite

Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Muscovite

Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Muscovite

Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gummite8
Quartz7
- var Smoky Quartz5
Zircon6
Albite6
Uraninite3
Biotite3
Autunite1
Vandendriesscheite1
Meta-autunite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29548:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘHoyt Hill Quarry, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘAaron's Ledge Mine, Springfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘMelvin Mountain, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘStandard Mine, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘFord Garnet Mine, Danbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘNo. 5 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘNew Haven Mica Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘNo. 1 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘPattuck Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Morrill, P., 1960, New Hampshire Mines and Mineral Localities.
Korzeb, Stanley L.
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
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.
Smith, Arthur E. (2005) New Hampshire mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 80 (4) 242-261 doi:10.3200/rmin.80.4.242-261
 
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