 | | Book | | Twyfelfontein 7 AiAiba / farm Anibib 136 8 Grosse Spitzkoppe, Erongo 9 , .,/, loringa tree ...station Garub near Aus Nature conservation, Erongo 16 Welwitschia, Goboboseb Mountains 17 ....Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand Escarpment The Spitzkoppen The Erongo Mountains...Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and the Diamonds 44 49 241 254 272 275... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | their unusual mineral species. The Palermo No. 1 pegmatite is located in the White Moun tains of central...North Groton. Its surround ings and even the pegmatite itself are unpretentious. The min erals of greatest...and most are contained within drably colored "pods" no more than a few meters across. These are the phosphates;...100 minerals found at Palermo, 64 are phos phates. No other mineral deposit has yielded a greater number...issue of Rocks and Minerals entitled " T h e Pegmatite Minerals of the Palermo Quarry." Verrow's mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at the Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite, Germany I. E. GREY1,*, C. M. MACRAE1, E. KECK2 1 2 3 AND W. D. BIRCH3...altered zwieselite samples from the phosphate pegmatite at Hagendorf Süd, Bavaria, Germany. Synchrotron...in phosphate is a common feature of secondary pegmatite phosphate alteration (Fransolet, 1980; Keller...2012 The Mineralogical Society The feldspar pegmatite at Hagendorf Süd, Bavaria, contains a large number...phosphate minerals from the Hagendorf pegmatite province, but provided no details of its composition or occurrence |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Foggite, CaAI(P0 )(OH) «H 0, from the Palermo No. 1 mine, near North Groton, New Hampshire, is orthorhombic...snowwhite spheres perched on quartz crystals and childrenite that line cavities in dense masses of montebrasite...[PO ] : Three new species from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. Amer. Min. 60:957-964...R. 1981. Phosphate minerals of the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite. Rocks & Minerals 56:197-214. Robinson, V....o r l e s s , thin to thick b l a d e s , u p to 1 m m , striated along their lengths, in c a v i t i |  | | Book | | THE PEGMATITE MINES KNOWN AS NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE eral I ederi Acknowledi:ments Dedicated...© 2004 by Palermo Mines Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted...to mineral enthusiasts for years to come. The Pegmatite Mines Known as Palermo not only preserves a rich...easily identify specimens they may find. There's no other place I can think of where I've enjoyed myself...maintained the notoriety acquired by the Palermo No. I mine. Its impact on the nation, and in some respects |  | Moore, Paul B., Lund, Dennis H., Keester, Kenneth L. (1973) Bjarebyite, (Ba,Sr)(Mn,Fe,Mg)2Al2(OH)3(PO4)3, a New Species. The Mineralogical Record, 4 (6) 282-285 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Jose, California INTRODUCTION The Palermo No.1 pegmatite, near North Groton, New Hampshire, is famous...of which no less than 50 phosphate species have been reported, about 60% of all known pegmatite phosphates...amblygonite produced compounds such as scorzalite and childrenite. Introduction of Ba2+ and Sr2 + at this stage...crystals discovered. This is because the Palermo pegmatite has received much attention from collectors and...the label "Dickinsonite (ND = (not determined)), No. 2260". The sample, originally 4 x 4 x 5 em, was |  | | Book | | Chapter 1 Phosphate Minerals: Their Properties and General Modes of Occurrence JEROME O. NRIAGU Introduction...certainly abound in the scientific literature. Also, no attempt has been made to present an exhaustive reference...own. They are enhanced by being set in gold, and no gem sets off gold so well. The finer specimens lose...less valuable ones preserve it more steadfastly. No gemstone is more easily counterfeited by means of...suggested in the following passage from Amos (2: 1), "I will not turn away the punishment thereof, because |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Houston, Texas 77036 artsmithite@msn.com Figure 1. The entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North...partially blanketed by glacial deposits and outwash that no doubt cover other potential localities and prevent...before the turn of the twentieth century, but pegmatite prospecting and mining were revived during World...occurrences of the town in which they are located. No specific references are given for them, but most...Purchase), 3.5 miles W of North Chatham Village, pegmatite veins with cavities; several areas worked for |  | | Report (issue) | | Point Group: 2/m 2/m 2/m. Prismatic crystals, to 1 mm, elongated and lightly striated along [001], exhibit...Tenacity: Brittle. Hardness = ~ 3.5 D(meas.) = 3.00(1) D(calc.) = 2.961 Dissolves in cold dilute HCl. Optical...Class: Biaxial (–). α = 1.580(1) β = 1.590(1) γ = 1.591(1) 2V(meas.) = 28(1)° 2V(calc.) = 35° Dispersion:...05845(15) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Palermo No.1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA. 2.873 (100)...Chemistry: CaO MgO MnO ZnO Fe2O3 Al2O3 P2O5 H2O Total (1) 0.20 0.61 15.80 33.34 2.81 0.10 32.05 [15.95 ] 100 |  | | Report (issue) | | Samuelsonite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. Prismatic...645–1.648 β = 1.650–1.655 γ = 1.655–1.667 2V(meas.) = 70◦ –85◦ 2V(calc.) = 75◦ Cell Data: Space Group: C2/m...805(2) c = 14.000(5) X-ray Powder Pattern: Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire, USA. 3.058 (10), 2.657 (7b),...Chemistry: P2 O5 Al2 O3 Fe2 O3 FeO MnO MgO CaO (1) 43.10 4.80 11.30 7.20 0.12 28.30 (2) 43.79 6.18...H2 O+ (1) 0.44 2.04 0.21 0.02 3.00 (2) 2.31 0.43 0.35 1.85 Total 100.53 100.29 (1) Palermo #1 mine, |  | Schumer, Benjamin N., Yang, Hexiong, Downs, Robert T. (2017) Natropalermoite, Na2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4, a new mineral isostructural with palermoite, from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 833-840 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.133 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | isostructural with palermoite, from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA BENJAMIN N. SCHUMER*...of palermoite, is a new mineral from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA. Associated minerals... Cleavage is perfect on {001}, fair on {100} and no parting was observed. The calculated density is 3...Natropalermoite is biaxial (–), α = 1.624(1), β = 1.641(1), γ = 1.643(1) (589 nm), 2Vmeas = 43(4)o, 2Vcalc =...natropalermoite, new mineral, phosphate, Palermo No. 1 mine, pegmatite. Introduction A new mineral species, natropalermoite |  | | Report (issue) | | version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. Crystals are lozenge- to spearhead-shaped, to 1 mm...5.74(2) c = 7.26(2) β = 113.7(1)◦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire, USA. 3.061...SrO H2 O (1) 34.9 13.7 0.17 11.4 32.7 n.d. (2) 38.15 13.70 11.76 33.97 2.42 Total 100.00 (1) Palermo...Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire, USA; by electron microprobe. (2) (Sr1.22 Ca0.78 )Σ=2.00 Al(PO4 )2 (OH). Mineral...mineral in a complex granite pegmatite. Association: Palermoite, childrenite, bjarebyite, goyazite, whitlockite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Shop, Rt. 6A, East Hampton, Conn. The xls average 1 inch in length, one is doubly terminated. "Found in...consisting of a large, lustrous leadgray galena xl (1 inch xl embedded in xled dark red sphalerite — most...occur not infrequently in a small stream on our farm, 5 miles northeast of Green Ridge (Pettis Co.),...dump."— item sent in by Gerald Navratil, RFD 2, Box 70, Middleburg, N . Y. Mr. Navratil has spent a number...E W HAMPSHIRE — The following letter, dated July 1, 1959, comes from Paul Moore, 237 Island Ave, Ramsey |  | | Report (issue) | | H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group: 2/m 2/m...Cleavage: {010}, perfect; {100}, good. D(meas.) = 2.78(1) D(calc.) = 2.77 Hardness = ∼4 Optical Properties:...c = 5.190(2) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire, USA. 4.24 (10), 2.693 (8), 3...O3 CaO H2 O (1) 32.3 22.9 25.1 (2) 33.15 23.82 26.20 16.83 Total 100.00 (1) Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire...Carbonate-apatite, childrenite, whitlockite, montebrasite, siderite, quartz. Distribution: From the Palermo #1 mine |  | | Journal (issue) | | H ¥5 uJ® ' d te ' ' *V J ~ ■ jgaafc£*V . 1 4 ':; -;. f ^ >• t * .i. * V X - , . ; n... . FAX (714) 494-0402 | \ fSc ly _ y I / Y _ j - 1 - J Open Tues.-Sat. 10-5. (Closed Sun.-Mon.) K )\n\A...copy (softcover) and $36 per copy (hardcover) plus $1 postage and handling. Subscription rates for one year:................. 4 6 8 11 13 40 45 45 46 Figure 1. The Big Fish River, northern Yukon Territory, as...the north eastern Yukon Territory, Canada. The region now ranks among the most important localities for |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HUHNERKOBELITE CRYSTALS F-ROM THE PALERMO NO. 1 PEGMATITE, NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Peur B. Moonn...found in moderate abundance at the Palermo No 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, associatedwith...i t ei s b i a r i a l ( f ) , . : 1 7 2 7 + . 0 0 5 a n d 7 : 1 . 7 3 8 + . 0 0 3 , m a r k e d l y...527. The structure cell gives a : b : c : 0.868: 1 : 0 5 15, o : 10 89, b : 12 54, r : 6.46 A and p :...excavation at the north-west corner of the Palermo No. 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, exposed,near |  | | Journal (issue) | | Avenue No. 8, F m T /^ T a I T Laguna Beach, Cal. 92651 (714) 4 9 4 -7 6 9 5 ... 4 9 4 -5 1 5 5 \1 J OP^n...seems to be no lower limit for such fragmentation; it seems to be a “seller’s market” with no other con...fine reputations are already well-known and need no exoneration here. The subdividing of samples into...by the ringing of cash registers. There are no laws, no rules, and there is little in the way of peer...pleas to different constituen cies, for example: 1. A plea to species collectors to dampen the demand |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | recently collected by P.B.M. from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite N. Groton, New Hampshire. Other species in...in the pockets include abundant childrenite, and quartz and variable palermoite, goyazite, whitlockite...Record, Vol. 4, No. 3 which contains the most important up-to-date article on Pegmatite Phosphates by Paul |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (iii] DOMINATEDBY NON-EQUILIBRIUMPROCESSES FIG. 1. (a) The behaviour of rock-forming minerals as a function...are stable as ligands to the transition metals. Pegmatite phosphates are usually confined to well-zoned...phases crystallized toward, or in the core of, the pegmatite (Fig. 4), Phosphates generally occur as pods in...amblygonitemontebrasite as the primary phosphate, there is no possibility of oxidation, and hence we just get cation...__,=L. |A I A ! A I A I A I I ,.41L. L I 1 .1 [ 1 A f t e r D J F i s h e r & PB M o o r e F[o |  | | Journal (issue) | | Richard A. Bideaux M ineralogist feature articles Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal...Record Post Office Box 783 Bowie, M aryland 2 0 7 1 5 Telephone: 2 6 2 -8 5 8 3 Editorial..............accompanied by a stamped, selfaddressed envelope No responsi bility can be assumed for unsoli cited...George Jellenik of Scarsdale, New York, measures 8-1/2 by 10 inches. Photograph by HenriJansen, Ardsley...extremely difficult and time-consuming task that it can no longer be done efficiently by the staff alone. Therefore |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | phosphates, most of which are from the Palermo pegmatite. A number of rare-earth minerals are found in...list is based on previous lists, and this one is no exception. It could hardly have been prepared with...who are mentioned in bis preface. Although he ga\e no references to the literature, Morrill undoubtedly...extensively in Sew Hampshire, particularly in the pegmatite phosphates. Volume 65, July/August 1990 297... by a reliable author, even though there has been no sub sequent report. In this category are beryllonite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Dr. Carl A. Fmncis, Ih-vard University; Dr. Robert 1. Gait. Royal Ontario Museum: Dr. William Kelly, New...Manandona valley in central Madagascar and from the region of Ambatofinandrahana. The only reported occurrence...is still productive. In the Ambatofinandrahana region three Occurrences were known but are now virtually...dikes in the Antsirabe region of the Manandona valley and in the Betafo region south of Mahaiza were sampled...in rhodizite crystals occur in four main types: (1) as primary growth zoning, (2) as irregular patchy |  | | Book (edition) | | Association. N. A. W. Mountainside, New Jersey June 1, 1955 PREFACE TO FIHSI' EDITION It is hoped tP.at...value to all collectors or would-be collectors of 1.Bine minerals. The geology of pegmatites, in general...briefly so that the collector will feel at least 1 geologically acqua1nted' with the area which he visits..., 1932). N. A. W. Mountainside, New Jersey June 1, 1954 CONI'ENrS Foreword - - - - - - - - - Preface...- - _ _ _ _ - - • _ - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 l 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 II. FEGM\TITES OF MllINE: A BRIEF |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rattlesnake Mountain prospect is a rare-element pegmatite of the beryl subtype that intrudes the Songo Granodiorite...Granodiorite. It is part of the Sebago granite-pegmatite system (age 283 ma). The observed minerals are...and prospects in the western part of the Sebago pegmatite population. In contrast, many pegmatites in the...and E. E. Foord. 1994. Mineralogy of Maine. Vol. 1. Maine Geological Survey. Thompson, W. B., N. A. Wintringham...the long, black Na-amphiboles from granite and pegmatite are predominantly riebeckite. Mica minerals are |  | Onac, B. P., Ettinger, K., Kearns, J., Balasz, I. I. (2005) A modern, guano-related occurrence of foggite, CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O and churchite-(Y), YPO4 · 2H2O in Cioclovina Cave, Romania. Mineralogy and Petrology, 85 (3) 291-302 doi:10.1007/s00710-005-0106-4 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Onac1; , K. Ettinger2, J. Kearns3 , and I. I. Balasz4 1 Department of Mineralogy, University of Cluj & ‘‘Emil...parameters are for foggite (orthorhombic) a ¼ 9.264(1) Å, b ¼ 21.334(8) Å, c ¼ 5.197(7) Å, and V ¼ 1027...mineral was first described from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite in North Groton, New Hampshire (USA), where...radial aggregates of platy crystals on quartz, childrenite, and siderite (Moore et al., 1975b). Another...attained first. A 100 s energy dispersion scan indicated no elements with Z greater than 8 other than those reported |
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