 | | 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:...X-ray Powder Pattern: Palermo No.1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA. 2.873 (100), 9.27 (71)...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 |  | | Book | | THE PEGMATITE MINES KNOWN AS NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE eral I ederi Acknowledi:ments Dedicated...Alexander U. Falster Carl Francis James W. Grandy Groton Historical Society Jonathan Herndon Various contributions...Steven Wilda Copyright © 2004 by Palermo Mines Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may...to: Palermo Mines Ltd., 934 Stark Highway, Weare, NH 03281. Published by the Friends of Palermo Mines................................... 9 History of Palermo .............................................. |  | Kampf, A. R., Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., Whitmore, R. W. (2013) Nizamoffite, Mn2+Zn2(PO4)2(H2O)4, the Mn analogue of hopeite from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 98 (10) 1893-1898 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4491 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | analogue of hopeite from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire Anthony R. Kampf1,*, Alexander...Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California...Environmental Science, University of New Orleans 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, U.S.A...Weare, New Hampshire 03281, U.S.A. 1 2 Abstract Nizamoffite, ideally Mn2+Zn2(PO4)2(H2O)4, is a new mineral...mineral from the Palermo No.1 pegmatite in North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. It formed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...artsmithite@msn.com Figure 1. The entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence...Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states...partially blanketed by glacial deposits and outwash that no doubt cover other potential localities and prevent...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of North Groton, New Hampshire The historical background of the famous North Groton mines is as fascinating...Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 R O B E R T W. WHITMORE Weare, New Hampshire 03281 N O R T H G...from local residents and collectors. History North Groton is unknown to many people outside the mineral fraternity... a large percentage of the popula tion of New Hampshire would not recognize the name, let alone be able...Forest. 350 ROCKS & MINERALS In the early 1800s, Groton was a thriving farming com munity with a population |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Maine Gem and Mineral Museum; Dr. Marian Lupulescu, New York State Museum; Dr. George Robinson, Michigan... Adrian College; and Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain, New York State Museum. The following eighteen abstracts...MoNaZitE-(CE) FRoM RattlESNaKE MouNtaiN, StoNEhaM, oXFoRd CouNty, MaiNE. C. A. Francis and J. A. Mann. Maine Mineral...and E. E. Foord. 1994. Mineralogy of Maine. Vol. 1. Maine Geological Survey. Thompson, W. B., N. A. Wintringham...colorless late-stage crystals. Small amounts of Y (1–10 wt. %) may substitute for Ca forming yttrofluorite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Minerals of New Hampshire A Checklist JANET W. C A R E S 18 S i n g l e t a r y L a n e Sudbury. Massachusetts...ities. As other articles in this issue will attest, New Hamp shire has rightfully earned its nickname, the...minerals arc phosphates, most of which are from the Palermo pegmatite. A number of rare-earth minerals are...Janules, 1990), and the fumed "gummite" of the Ruggles mine accounts foi the many alteration products of uraninke...lead-bearing minerals are found at the Madison lead mine, and barite occurs in the well-known fluorite mines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cheshire County New Hampshire 410 ROCKS & MINERALS 79 Meadow Lane Campton, New Hampshire 03223 rwilken@roadrunner...rwilken@roadrunner.com ROBERT JANULES of the Chickering Mine Unless otherwise noted, all photos and specimens...Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 janules@att.net THOMAS MORTIMER 3 Roberts Road Amherst, New Hampshire 03031...Figure 1. The entrance to the Chickering mine area: Pierre Hoge Reservation of the New Hampshire Daniel...Figure 2. Map showing the location of the Chickering mine, prepared by William Besse. Collecting at the Pierre |  | | Book | | Chapter 1 Phosphate Minerals: Their Properties and General Modes of Occurrence JEROME O. NRIAGU Introduction...recent findings. For the new minerals described since 1973, I have used the New Minerals section of the...the American Mineralogist, Lists of New Mineral Names of Mineralogical Magazine and the recent compilation...certainly abound in the scientific literature. Also, no attempt has been made to present an exhaustive reference...deposits in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah were opened centuries ago by the |  | | Journal (issue) | | you wish to receive a copy. Please request our new arrivals list Dealers in: • rare minerals • fine... Paul Brian Moore Wyllieite, Na2Fe2AI(P04)3, A New Species........ Paul B. Moore Jun Ito Richard V...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...Scarsdale, New York, measures 8-1/2 by 10 inches. Photograph by HenriJansen, Ardsley,New York. Editorial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HUHNERKOBELITE CRYSTALS F-ROM THE PALERMO NO. 1 PEGMATITE, NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Peur B. Moonn, Dept. of...moderate abundance at the Palermo No 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, associatedwith numerous...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 :...north-west corner of the Palermo No. 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, exposed,near its lip, a |  | Tvrdý, J, Sejkora, J, Rosseel, P, Dolníček, Z (2021) Ferraioloite from the Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal), description and Raman spectroscopy. Journal of GEOsciences, 66 (3) 139-146 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Original paper Ferraioloite from the Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal), description and...Jiří SEJKORA2, Pierre ROSSEEL3, Zdeněk DOLNÍČEK2 1 2 3 * Department of Geology, Faculty of Science...identified in samples from the Sítio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho (Guarda, Portugal). It occurs as sky-blue...pearly lustrous, radial or irregular aggregates up to 1 mm in size composed of very thin elongated flaky crystals...accepted: 15 September 2021; handling editor: R. Skála 1. Introduction Ferraioloite, ideally MgMn 2+4(Fe 2+0 |  | | 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... CA Articles Great pockets: the National Belle mine ..................................................T. Rosemeyer Phosphate minerals from the Tip Top mine, Black Hills, South D a k o ta ......................... 255 by N. L. Bennett The Buca della Vena mine, Tuscany, I ta ly ................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur |  | | Book (edition) | | FOREWORD Le.ta in the fall of 1953, members ot the New Jersey Mineralogical Society expressed an interest...week collecting in the pegme.tite area ot Oxford county, !!Bine, Neil Wintr:lnghal'!l, a pa.st-president...Stewart C. Fulton Westfield, New Jersey June ll, 1955 Director & Past-President New Jersey Mineralogical Society...been replaced in the locality seotion by the Scotty Mine, an active operation of considerable interest. The...for the many courtesies extended to members of the New Jeraey Mineral.ogical Sooiety (Inc.) during their |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | rockbridgeite, beraunite, laubmannite, and mineral A (a new species). Data in the literature are misleading and...of basic iron phosphates (Table 1) is very extensive, comprising no less than 40 species.Single hand...reworked triphylite pods at the Palermo No. 1 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire; a remarkable collection...collection of thousands of Palermo specimens,assembledby the Iate Mr' G. Bjareby and presentlyowned by Prof ....do,i,h ?.E5EG?* ! ts N il (, F ^i ii xAvv:1 -.OA::; .i:aX^-^ ,oa,q.\/|:t] t1 3d*sdig .= q o* |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | more octahedra, resulting a center: vertex ratio - 1:5. A topologically identical cluster exists in amarantite...(cyrilovite) and metastrengite implanted upon frondelite from the Sapucaiapegmatite,Minas Gerais district...mineral occursas columnaraggregates with in length to 1 mm up prismatio crystals clustersof monoclinic morphologyidenticalto...speciesin a similar paragenesisat the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite,North Groton, New Hampshire.The from thesepegmatitesis...of Lindberg (19b2) and the results appear in Table 1 along with the cell contents. For moderately intense |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | for photo reproductions from various journals, and 1 thank the Mineralogical Society of A m e r i c a ...arsenopyrite crystals from N e w Hampshire, was named for J . Freeman D a n a ( 1 7 9 3 - 1 8 2 7 ) of Boston.] 3...hardness of 3.5^t.0, a density of 3 . 4 1 , and perfect { 0 0 1 } cleavage. It is from Branchville, Connecticut...material has also been found i n Maine. 4 5 2 + 1 4 2 + 4 ] 2 2 2 + T h e mineral was named for...Annual Report #3 of Sheffield Scientific School ( 1 8 6 7 - 6 8 ) as one of the "special students pursuing |  | | Book (edition) | | completely revised and updated with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new e 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens...specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs 45 new crystal drawings of rare species the most complete...distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important new technological developments. The second...Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico; |  | | Report (issue) | | William "Skip" Simmons and Alexander Falster Page 28 New England Gem Beryl Bruce Jarnot Page 16 Bazzite of...specialists from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown on beryl mineralogy...proposed R 1+Be3_0_50Al2Si6O 18 ·pH2 O, where R+ represents the alkali ions; n can range from O to 1; and p...Na t+, D (in the channel site) X = Be2+, Al3+, Li 1+, (Si4+) Y=Al3+, Sc3+, Fe3+, Mg2+, (Cr3+), (V3+),...Be32• Be221_jl+ Al3+ 2 Sc3+ 2 Fe3+ 2 AJ32+ Si6 0 1 s Si6 0 t s Si6 0 18 Si6 0 18 (Al2 Si4) 0 18 (Al�i4J |  | | Book | | (34) Production and layout: Granit Ltd., Praha ISBN 1 84013 404 6 All rights reserved. Copying of the entire...consent of the publisher. Contents Introduction 7 1. Elements 9 2. Sulphides 19 3. Halides 67 4...latest knowledge from scientific literature, such as new nomenclature of amphiboles, micas and zeolites. The...Secondary minerals are divided into following groups: 1. oxidation, when minerals result from the oxidation...Primary minerals are divided into following groups: 1. magmatic, when a mineral crystallizes directly from | | | Book (edition) | | completely revised and updated with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new • 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens...as well as 104 black-and-white photographs • 45 new crystal drawings of rare species • the most complete...distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important new technological developments. The second...Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico; |  | | Book (edition) | | cO\·erphoto: Wolframite. 45 mm. Yaogangxian, China, H Page 1: MuscO\ite. 45 mm, Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 2: Vivianite...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...The current progress in mineralog), with countless new data in books and scientific as well as amateur journals...submitted to, and accepted by, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...Mineralogical Tables" by Strunz and Nickel (2001). There is no problem with the validity of at least 95 % of minerals |  | | Book (edition) | | Mineralogy American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York Research Associate, Department of Mineralogy...Toronto. Canada ~VANNOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY ~ NEW YORK CINCINNATI TORONTO LONDON i UI \J- MELBOURNE...Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Regional Offices: New York Cincinnati Chicago Millbrae Dallas Van Nostrand...74-1155 ISBN: 0-442-26820-3 All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon...Nostrand Reinhold Company 450 West 33rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10001 Published simultaneously in Canada |  | | Book | | consent of the publisher. Contents Introduction 7 1. Elements 9 2. Sulphides 19 3. Halides 67 4..."1ost of those publications though only deal with a 1!W dozen of the most common minerals or ~emstones....ninerals, aesthetic criteria such as size of crystal 1.nd color played a role in addition to their mportance...latest knowledge from scientific .iterature, such as new nomenclature of lIIlphiboles, micas and zeolites...Primary minerals are divided into following groups: 1. magmatic, when a mineral ;rystallizes directly from |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................ 293 President What's new in minerals?.......................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...push back the frontiers of knowledge. But almost no one today is an amateur at such activities . . ....American Mineralogist for descriptions and abstracts of new species. The point is, however, that a person’s personal...jeweler or a gemologist. He may enjoy fossils, but has no intense interest in real paleontology. He may even |
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