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Samuelsonite

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Samuelsonite

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Locality: 
Palermo 1 Mine, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0 × 0.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a single terminated crystal of extremely rare samuelsonite free of matrix. The crystal also has some hematite staining which is why it appears orange. One of the rarest species at the Palermo Mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Samuelsonite

Formula: 
(Ca,Ba)Ca8Fe2+2Mn2+2Al2(PO4)10(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BF.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo No. 1 pegmatite; Hartford Mine; GE Mine), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA

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