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Gormanite-Souzalite appears to be quite rare in the United States. Only one photo of this series is present on mindat.org as of October 2020. It is also a Charles Davis micro specimen. This species is known from five New Hampshire localities: the Charles Davis, Plume, and Palermo Mines in N. Groton, the Chickering Mine in Walpole and the G.F. Smith Mine in Newport.
Gormanite: (Fe2+,Mg)3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O       Souzalite: (Mg,Fe2+)3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
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GORMANITE   Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
4.5 mm field of view.
 Species:           GORMANITE
Locality:          Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 4.5 mm field of view.
Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob.
Catalog No.: u2418
Notes:
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GORMANITE  Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
1.3 mm field of view
 Species:           GORMANITE
Locality:         Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
Specimen Size: 1.3 mm field of view
Field Collected: Bob Wilken
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo
Notes: Photo taken w. a Nikon Plan 10X; a stack of 103 w. 20 um increments.
This is a re-do of a 2015 photo.
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GORMANITE  Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
1.4 mm field of view
 Species:           GORMANITE
Locality:         Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
Specimen Size: 1.4 mm field of view
Field Collected: Bob Wilken
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo
Notes: Photo taken w. a Nikon Plan 10X; a stack of 99 w. 7 um increments.
This is a re-do of a 2015 photo.
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GORMANITE  Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
2.4 mm field of view
 Species:           GORMANITE
Locality:         Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
Specimen Size: 2.4 mm field of view
Field Collected: Bob Wilken
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo
Notes: Photo taken w. an Amscope Plan Fluor 4X; a stack of 85 w. 18 um increments.
This is a re-do of a 2015 photo.
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