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Goedkenite & Palermoite

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Goedkenite & Palermoite

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Description
Locality: 
Palermo 1 Mine, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Typical association from Palermo mine:  crystals of goedkenite grown on prismatic crystals of palermoite. Goedkenite is a Sr phosphate known from only two localities worldwide while palermoite is another Sr phosphate that has only been found in the three localities worldwide. This specimen is from the type locality for both species.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this very sought after combination of species from Palermo mine!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goedkenite

Formula: 
Sr2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BG.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo No. 1 pegmatite; Hartford Mine; GE Mine), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA

Palermoite

Formula: 
(Li,Na)2(Sr,Ca)Al4(PO4)4(OH)4
Strunz: 
8.BH.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Vertically striated prisms.
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo No. 1 pegmatite; Hartford Mine; GE Mine), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA

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