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


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Phosphuranylite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Phosphuranylite
Formula:KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Parsonsite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vandendriesscheite8
Uraninite7
Microcline6
Zircon5
Soddyite5
Parauranophane5
Autunite3
Meta-autunite2
Quartz2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phosphuranylite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46045:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phosphuranylite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Korzeb, Stanley L.
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.pages 876, 914
Frondel, Clifford (1956) Mineral composition of gummite. American Mineralogist, 41 (7-8) 539-568
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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