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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Gummite' (not an IMA approved species)
Habit:massive
Colour:yellow, orange
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite46
Uranophane13
Autunite11
Zircon11
- var Cyrtolite1
Muscovite8
Parauranophane8
Microcline7
Fluorapatite5
Quartz1
Feldspar Group1
Soddyite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gummite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5884
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5884:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gummite
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
12.7km (7.9 miles) E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) Rice Quarry, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) Beryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) Allen Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) Big Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
89.4km (55.5 miles) Chandler Mine, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
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