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Houghite

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Somerville, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
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Name:For Franklin B. Hough (1822-1885), American physician, scientist, historian, statistician, and pioneer of forestry.
A variety of Hydrotalcite

A variety of hydrotalcite derived from the alteration of spinel.

Classification of Houghite

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Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Houghite

Reference List:Shepard (1851), American Journal of Science: 12: 210.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 654.

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    Localities for Houghite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
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    • New York
    		Ford, 1932. Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, 4th ed.
    Ford, 1932. Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy, 4th ed.
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