Xanthoxenite gallery

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XANTHOXENITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.1 mm xanthoxenite crystals on rockbridgeite	Species: XANTHOXENITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.1 mm (TINY!) xanthoxenite crystals on rockbridgeite Field Collected: Bob Whitmore 1974 Catalog No.: A Bob Whitmore specimen Notes: This xanthoxenite crystal habit is the one illustrated in The Pegmatite Mines Known as Palermo.
XANTHOXENITE-? Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Yellow crystals are about 0.15 mm across. XANTHOXENITE-? Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Yellow crystals are about 0.15 mm across.	Species: XANTHOXENITE-? Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Yellow crystals are about 0.15 mm across. Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2433 Notes: Xanthoxenite is a tentative ID. These xanthoxenite crystals compare favorably those illustrated in The Pegmatite Mines Known as Palermo and also with the Bob Whitmore specimen above.
XANTHOXENITE Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, NH 4.5 cm specimen. Yellow-tan is purported xanthoxenite Raman analysis Red trace is the RUFF reference. Lower two traces are from the tested specimen. Most of the specimen matrix is siderite.	Species: XANTHOXENITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen. Yellow-tan is purported xanthoxenite Field Collected: ex. R. Januzzi Catalog No.: 2784 Notes: Purchased from Ted Johnson, Yankee Minerals, 8/24/25, $15. George Adleman performed a Raman probe of this specimen. The RUFF Raman plot reference plot is not particularly sharp. The Raman plot George obtained is reasonably close to the RUFF reference.