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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 cm specimen of massive whitlockite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer from crate of Palermo rocks given by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: Notes: Whitlockite indicated by EDS analysis On a mine dump, massive whitlockite might be mistaken for feldspar, but lacks feldspar cleavages. |