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Species: PALERMOITE with Goedkenite Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.9 mm field of view Field Collected: From a tub gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2520 Notes: |
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Species: MESSELITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: From a tub gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog u2521 Notes: A visual ID |
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Species: MESSELITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: White ball group is 0.4 mm across Field Collected: From a tub gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2521 Notes: A visual ID. |
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Species: WHITMOREITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm across whitmoreite navel mine. Field Collected: From a tub gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2519 Notes: |
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Species: JAHNSITE Group Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: Top photo 5 mm field of view. Other views as noted. Field Collected: From a tub gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2522 Notes: Jahnsite crystals on mitridatite coated siderite crystals. The jahnsite sub-group has 13 members. Jahnsite at the Palermo Mine is usually seen in crystal clumps. Distinct, isolated, crystals are uncommon. |
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Species: PHOSPHOSIDERITE Locality: Valencia Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: Two specimen areas:10 mm and 2 mm field of views. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u805 Notes: Pale lavender phosphosiderite balls on rockbridgeite. |
Species: PHOSPHOSIDERITE Locality: Valencia Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u806 Notes: Pale, lumpy, lavender phosphosiderite balls on rockbridgeite. |
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Species: ELEONORITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore, 2009 Catalog No.: u2523 Notes: Eleonorite is oxidized beraunite. |
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Species: ELEONORITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4.0 mm field of view. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore, 2009 Catalog No.: u2523 Notes: Eleonorite is oxidized beraunite. |
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Species: RUTHERFORDINE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 5.0 mm field of view, daylight and SW UV views. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore, 2009 Catalog No.: u2525 Notes: The rutherfordine is surrounded by and aureole of autunite that is invisible in the daylight view. I have collected and verified rutherfordine from other NH localities, but this is first that I have seen from Palermo. There may be two different minerals here, a yellow one and a cream-colored one. |
Species: KRYZHANOVSKITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm field of view. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore, 2009 Catalog No.: u2526 Notes: |
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Species: SIDERITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore, 2009 Catalog No.: NC Notes: Spray of scalenohedron habit siderite crystals with rockbridgeite balls. |