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Whitmoreite with Strunzite and Siderite from Palermo No. 1 Mine, North Groton Pegmatite District, Grafton County, New Hampshire (Type Locality for Whitmoreite)

 
Whitmoreite with Strunzite and Siderite from Palermo No. 1 Mine, North Groton Pegmatite District, Grafton County, New Hampshire (Type Locality for Whitmoreite)

Whitmoreite with Strunzite and Siderite from Palermo No. 1 Mine, North Groton Pegmatite District, Grafton County, New Hampshire (Type Locality for Whitmoreite)

Whitmoreite with Strunzite and Siderite from Palermo No. 1 Mine, North Groton Pegmatite District, Grafton County, New Hampshire (Type Locality for Whitmoreite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 43882
Mineral:Whitmoreite with Strunzite and Siderite
Locality:Palermo No. 1 Mine, North Groton Pegmatite District, Grafton County, New Hampshire (Type Locality for Whitmoreite)
Description:Solution cavity in milky quartz lined with tan-colored siderite microcrystals with sprays of elongated transparent brown whitmoreite crystals to 0.1 mm long plus colorless strunzite microcrystals. Looks beautiful under magnification. ex. Joseph J. Urban (1915-1997); ex. Dr. Paul B. Moore, coauthor of the description of whitmoreite
Overall Size:6x4x3 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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