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Fluorapatite from
Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
08269830017272027961828.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
09639430017272028015448.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorl1
Uraninite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50480:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRice Quarry, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCharles Davis Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘFletcher Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘEight-Ball Mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘHoyt Hill Quarry, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘPattuck Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘE.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘLower Baker Pond Brook Occurrences, Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 115
NIZAMOFF, J. W. (2004, November). Phosphate mineralogy and paragenesis of the Palermo# 2 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. In 2004 Denver Annual Meeting.
 
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