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Brazilianite from
Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA


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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite, etc.

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite, etc.

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite, etc.

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Brazilianite

Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Brazilianite
Formula:NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Albite2
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brazilianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32289
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32289:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brazilianite
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘCharles Davis Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘFletcher Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Mrose, Mary E. (1952) Hurlbutite, CaBe2(PO4)2, a new mineral. American Mineralogist, 37 (11-12) 931-940
Seaman, David M. (1953) Augelite from pegmatites in New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 38 (7-8) 728-729
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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