 | | 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 .............................................. |  | | Report (issue) | | X-ray Powder Pattern: Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA. 10.675 (100), 12.86 (34)...CaO MgO MnO ZnO FeO Fe2O3 Al2O3 P2O5 H2O Total (1) 6.36 2.13 8.10 18.49 8.02 8.90 0.02 31.81 16.17 100...31.91 16.20 100.00 (1) Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA; average of 7 electron...granitic pegmatite. Association: Messelite, mitridatite, phosphophyllite, quartz, schoonerite, siderite...siderite, smithsonite, vivianite (Palermo No 1); almandine, fairfieldite, muscovite, quartz, schoonerite, |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Street Brooklyn, New York 11226 WILLIAM ULRICH 404 McNulty Place New Hyde Park, New York 11040 ANTHONY...W H I T M O R E Mineralogy Section Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History 900 Exposition Boulevard...Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007 Weare, New Hampshire 03281 Photographs by Violet Anderson, except... This classic locale in the White Mountains Hampshire yields nearly 100 mineral species, phosphates...collectors and professional mineralogists the name Palermo does not evoke visions of the picturesque and historic |  | Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., Simmons, W. B., Nizamoff, J. W., Whitmore, R. W. (2012) Falsterite, Ca2MgMn2+2(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)14, a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 97 (4) 496-502 doi:10.2138/am.2012.4008 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire Anthony...Anthony R. Kampf,1,* Stuart J. Mills,2 William B. Simmons,3 James W. Nizamoff,3,4 and Robert W. Whitmore5...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...S.A. 5 934 S. Stark Highway, Weare, New Hampshire 03281, U.S.A. 1 Abstract 2+ 3+ Falsterite, ideally |  | 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) | | Francis, Harvard University; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey; Dr. Robert J. King...Robinson, Michigan Technological University. Part 1 of the accepted abstracts was in the May/June issue;...Arthur Montgomery during the twilight hours of 3 1 December 1999,American mineralogy lost one of its...the Friends of Mineralogy. Montgomery was born in New York City on 2 December 1909. Heir to a life of...It was at Fairfield that the duo)discovered the new phosphate species montgomeryite and overite. During |  | | 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 (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) | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral News VoL14 No.10 October, 1998 The Mineral Collector 1s Newsletter •• _,._, $2.00 ----~~--~--------~-----'·...----~~--~--------~-----'· I What's New at Denver in 1998? ·The Fall Mineral Shows We've Waited for all Summer...a fabulous job of filling my need to see what's new and overdose on minerals and mineral-collecting friends...visiting most of the dealers and finding out what's new. Unfortunately, this year, due to back trouble, I...quite as intense and thorough in my search for the new discoveries in the mineral rid. There are a lot of |  | Grey, I. E., Keck, E., Mumme, W. G., Pring, A., Macrae, C. M., Gable, R. W., Price, J. R. (2015) Flurlite, Zn3Mn2+Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2·9H2O, a new mineral from the Hagendorf Süd pegmatite, Bavaria, with a schoonerite-related structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5) 1175-1184 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.11 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1175–1184 Flurlite, Zn3Mn2+Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2·9H2O, a new mineral from the Hagendorf Süd pegmatite, Bavaria...PRING3, C. M. MACRAE1, R. W. GABLE4 AND J. R. PRICE5 1 2 3 4 5 CSIRO Mineral Resources, Private Bag 10,...Flurlite, ideally Zn3Mn2+Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2·9H2O, is a new mineral from the Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite, Hagendorf...Bavaria, Germany. Flurlite occurs as ultrathin (<1 μm) translucent platelets that form characteristic...perfect parallel to (001). The mineral occurs on mitridatite and is closely associated with plimerite. Other |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 00(2) A, b 9.73(2), c 5.471(8), p 93.8(1)', P2'/c, Z - 2, is a new speciesderived from the hydrothermal...from the Palermo No. l, North Groton and Fitzgibbon, East Alstead pegmatites, New Hampshire. The mineral...lR(hkl).0.14 by visually inspected filmsl reveals a new type of Fe'*-O octahedral condensation based on open...divided into two parts, the first a description of the new species whitmoreite. Owing to crystal-chemical complexities...necessary part of any adequate description of a new species and the second half of this paper is devoted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University; Dr. Robert 1. Gait. Royal Ontario Museum: Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey:...'Dept. of Geolog-y arid Geophysics, University of New Orleans. LA 70148. Cary Mound is a low hill that...& MINERALS RHODlZlTE FROM MADAGASCAR: NEW LOCALITIES AND NEW CHEMICAL DATA.A. U.Falster', E Pezzota2... of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148; 2Museo di Storiu Naturale...in rhodizite crystals occur in four main types: (1) as primary growth zoning, (2) as irregular patchy |  | | 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) | | Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINOS ARE DESIRED PLEASE SEND THEM I N . ^ . Abbreviations: x l — c...the information about cinnabar from the Red Devil Mine of Sleetmute, Alaska, and thought you might like...siderite have been found in the Junction copper mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Ariz. ARKANSAS — A black mass...sphalerite (gem quality) from the famous Big Four zinc mine near Heeney, Summit Co., Colo. Some small specimens...us — very nice material. "From the Big Four zinc mine near Heeney, Summit Co., Colo., by the Green Mountain |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pegmatite, Germany I. E. GREY1,*, C. M. MACRAE1, E. KECK2 1 2 3 AND W. D. BIRCH3 CSIRO Process Science and...intermediate phosphates including rockbridgeite, mitridatite, vivianite, whitmoreite and jahnsite (Mücke...) between the 45 and 84 m levels in the Cornelia mine open cut. It is particularly common between 60 and...from the Hagendorf pegmatite province, but provided no details of its composition or occurrence. A few occurrences...of secondary phosphate minerals from the Cornelia mine open cut (Grey et al., I. E. GREY ET AL. 2010; |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Vol 14 No.12 December, 1998 The Mineral Collector 1s Newsletter $2.00 Minerals 1998: What's New Dan Weinrich...Weinrich www.danweinrich.com China One of the exciting new finds from China during 1998 would have to be the...inesite, apophyllite, etc. A Continued on page 4 Fig. 1. Apophyllite, Jianghshan, Guangdong Province, China...photo by Dan Weinrich. neat piece. To my knowledge no work has been done to determine which member of the...specimens belong. A more recent find involves a new locality for spessartine 1998 California Show at |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2017 New Mineral Names*,† Dmitriy I. Belakovskiy1, Fernando Cámara2, and Olivier C. Gagné3 1 Fersman...Canada 2 In this issue This New Mineral Names has entries for 13 new minerals, including alwilkinsite-(Y)...sulfhydrylbystrite, whiteite(CaMgMg), wilhelmgümbelite, and new data on bystrite. Alwilkinsite-(Y)* A.R. Kampf,...Alwilkinsite-(Y), a new rare-earth uranyl sulfate mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical...(OH)3]·7H2O, is a new mineral discovered in the only specimen from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurrence of alluaudite sensu stricto in the Buranga mine, Rwanda (Fransolet 1977, Héreng 1989). More recently...development deposited at the M.R.A.C., there is virtually no doubt that the following names, Kibingo or Kibinga...corresponds to the information in the archives. There is no comprehensive geological description of this body...of the pegmatitic field of Gatumba, in the Mwaka mine concessions. According to Monteyne-Poulaert et al...“hühnerkobelite” (= Ca-rich alluaudite), cyrilovite and mitridatite, occurring in the Kibingo pegmatites (at about |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Francis, Harvard University; Dr. Marian Lupulescu, New York State Museum; Dr. George Robinson, Michigan... Adrian College; and Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain, New York State Museum. Twenty-one abstracts were submitted... thE ColoRs oF suoluNitE FRoM thE laC d’aMiaNtE MiNE, QuEBEC. B. C. Hyde and K. T. Tait. Royal ontario...originated from the Lac d’Amiante mine, Quebec, Canada. Well known as an asbestos mine, the locality is also home...content. Gray suolunite is the only color to show no observable Na. Although the exact mechanism for coloration |
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Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA