Minerals of the Chickering Mine Walpole, NH        WHITMOREITE     Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
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Specimen owner ID's (capitals): TM = Tom Mortimer, BW = Bob Wilken, BJ = Bob Janules, PC = Peter Cristofono, AW = Anna Wilken
Photographer ID's (lower case).
Identification: Visual. Naval mine habit is diagnostic.
Discussion:
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WHITMOREITE    1 mm field of view. "Naval mine" habit whitmoreite in photo center.;    TM - Oct 2010      Photo: WHI_1   [tm]
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WHITMOREITE   1.5 mm field of view. Two "Naval mine" habit whitmoreites.    TM - Oct 2010      Photo: WHI_2   [tm]

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WHITMOREITE   1.5 mm field of view. Many brown spheres of whitmoreite.    RW      Photo: WHI_3   [rw]

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WHITMOREITE   0.6 mm "naval mine" habit whitmoreite.    TM - Dec 2010      Photo: WHI_4   [tm]

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WHITMOREITE   0.4 mm "naval mine" habit whitmoreite.    BW      Photo: WHI_5   [bw]

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WHITMOREITE   0.6 mm "naval mine" habit whitmoreite.    TM      Photo: WHI_6   [tm]

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WHITMOREITE   0.5 mm crystal group    BW      Photo: WHI_7   [bw]

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WHITMOREITE    0.7 mm crystal group    BJ      Photo: WHI_8   [bj]