Whitlockite gallery

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While a modest number of whitlockite specimens have been found by collectors at the Palermo mine, it is a very rare phosphate in other New England pegmatites.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 1 mm clear whitlockite crystal with yellow laueite.	Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm clear whitlockite crystal with yellow laueite. Field Collected: From crate of Palermo rocks given by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1008 Notes: The host matrix is rhombic siderite crystals.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.2 mm clear whitlockite crystal.	Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm clear whitlockite crystal. Field Collected: From crate of Palermo rocks given by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1009 Notes: In this orientation, this whitlockite crystal might be mistaken for apatite. Note similar hexagonal face on previous photo. This crystal was only 9 mm from the one above.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Translucent rhombic whitlockite crystals to 1.5 mm.	Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Translucent rhombic whitlockite crystals to 1.5 mm. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: u122 Notes:
WHITLOCKITE with Palermoite Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.4 mm rhombic milky whitlockite at top of column group of palermoites.	Species: WHITLOCKITE with Palermoite Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm rhombic milky whitlockite at top of column group of palermoites. Field Collected: Walter Lane Catalog No.: u1269 Notes: Stack of 10, spanning 0.30 mm (about 0.03 mm per increment...about the limit of what may patience will allow!) A visual identification.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH 1.8 mm clear tabular whitlockite crystal on siderite with coated palermoite crystals in foreground.	Species: WHITLOCKITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm clear tabular whitlockite crystal on siderite with coated palermoite crystals in foreground. Field Collected: From small box of unsorted micros, gift of Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1344 Notes: The intimate association of palermoite with whitlockite in siderite vugs is common in pod 3 material as noted in The Pegmatite Mines Known as Palermo. Micro goedkenite crystals are also present on this specimen. The gunky, resinous, couating is very difficult to remove.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Pair of 2 mm clear whitlockite crystals	Species: WHITLOCKITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Pair of 2 mm clear whitlockite crystals Field Collected: Walter Lane 1995-96, Cat. #3123 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: Stack of 22 images processed with Helicon Focus.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH 0.8 mm whitlockite crystal on whitlockite	Species: WHITLOCKITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm whitlockite crystal on whitlockite Field Collected: Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: u1443 Notes:
WHITLOCKITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Pair of 11 mm clear-milky whitlockite crystals in vug with siderite crystals WHITLOCKITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.7 mm clear-milky whitlockite crystal on siderite crystal	Species: WHITLOCKITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Pair of 11 mm clear-milky whitlockite crystals in vug with siderite crystals. Second photo is of 0.7 mm whitlockite crystal on siderite spear. Field Collected: Dana Jewell Catalog No.: u2016 Notes: These are very large whitlockite crystals. Their position in the vug makes it difficult to show their crystal form. The smaller crystals in the vug are more photogenic.
WHITLOCKITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.3 mm field of view.	Species: WHITLOCKITE - with dusting of mitridatite Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: TBC Notes:
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