 | | 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 .............................................. |  | | 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) | | 2016 3140 CEC Center for Mineralogy New York State Museum Albany, New York 12230 sccham2@yahoo.com A Alexander...NYF-type pegmatites of the Wausau complex in Marathon County, Wisconsin (Falster, Buchholz, and Simmons 2013)...2013), and the LCT-type pegmatites of Florence County, Wisconsin (Falster, Simmons, and Webber 1996). He...has been a coauthor on the descriptions of seven new pegmatite minerals: esperanzaite (Foord et al. 1999a)...core margin of the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It occurs in small |  | | 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...siderite, smithsonite, vivianite (Palermo No 1); almandine, fairfieldite, muscovite, quartz, schoonerite...Distribution: From the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire and the Estes pegmatite |  | | 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) | | 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) | | Cambridge, Massachusetts; Dr. Marian Lupulescu, New York State Museum; Dr. George Robinson, Michigan... Adrian College; and Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain, New York State Museum. Eighteen abstracts were submitted...aNd tuRNEauREitE FRom FRaNkliN aNd StERliNG Hill, NEw JERSEy. L. G. Crimmins and J. Rakovan, dept. of Geology...[Ca5(AsO4)3Cl] from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. The rough chemical composition of the samples...FRom pEGmatitES iN tHE wauSau ComplEx, maRatHoN CouNty, wiSCoNSiN. A. U. Falster1, T. W. Buchholz2, and |  | Mills, Stuart J., Grey, Ian E., Kampf, Anthony R., MaCrae, Colin M., Smith, Jason B., Davidson, Cameron J., Glenn, A. Matt (2016) Ferraioloite, MgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20, a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Foote mine, USA. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (3) 655-661 doi:10.1127/ejm/2016/0028-2525 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20, a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Foote mine, USA STUART J. MILLS1,*, IAN... SMITH4, CAMERON J. DAVIDSON2 and A. MATT GLENN2 1 pr oo f Geosciences, Museum Victoria, GPO Box...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA 4 1304 Kennon St., Charlotte...Charlotte, NC 28205, USA co rre ct ed Abstract: Ferraioloite, MgMn2+4(Fe2+0.5Al3+0.5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20...5)4Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)20, is a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Foote Lithium Company mine, Kings Mountain district |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cheshire County New Hampshire 410 ROCKS & MINERALS 79 Meadow Lane Campton, New Hampshire 03223 rwilken@roadrunner...rwilken@roadrunner.com ROBERT JANULES of the Chickering Mine Unless otherwise noted, all photos and specimens...Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 janules@att.net THOMAS MORTIMER 3 Roberts Road Amherst, New Hampshire 03031...Figure 1. The entrance to the Chickering mine area: Pierre Hoge Reservation of the New Hampshire Daniel...Figure 2. Map showing the location of the Chickering mine, prepared by William Besse. Collecting at the Pierre |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Beryl Resources of New Hampshire GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 353 Prepared on behalf of the...with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission Beryl Resources of New Hampshire By JAMES...Commission^ and in part in cooperation with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission UNITED...Page, James Jeffers, 192ftBeryl resources of New Hampshire, by James J. Page and David M. Larrabee. Washington...Commission, and in part in cooperation with the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission. Bibliography: |  | | 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 (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) | | 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 |  | | Book (edition) | | FOREWORD Le.ta in the fall of 1953, members ot the New Jersey Mineralogical Society expressed an interest...week collecting in the pegme.tite area ot Oxford county, !!Bine, Neil Wintr:lnghal'!l, a pa.st-president...Stewart C. Fulton Westfield, New Jersey June ll, 1955 Director & Past-President New Jersey Mineralogical Society...been replaced in the locality seotion by the Scotty Mine, an active operation of considerable interest. The...for the many courtesies extended to members of the New Jeraey Mineral.ogical Sooiety (Inc.) during their |  | | Report (issue) | | Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL..._______ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ________________________________...pegmatites ___________________ _ Pegmatites of the Grafton and Keene districts __ _ Sources of pegmatites..._ Trim _____________________ - ______ ---------- 1 3 32 32 33 33 33 33 35 36 37 37 37 Mica deposits-Continued...quality __ AnalyHis of the wartime mica industry of New England ________________________________________ |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |  | | Book (volume) | | 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; |
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Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA