| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Uraninite |
| Formula: | UO2 |
| Comments: | Large quantities of uraninite and its alteration to other minerals have been found here. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Gummite | 46 |
| Microcline | 23 |
| Zircon | 23 |
| Vandendriesscheite | 20 |
| Uranophane | 17 |
| Parauranophane | 15 |
| Autunite | 10 |
| Phosphuranylite | 7 |
| Schoepite | 7 |
| Soddyite | 6 |
| Meta-autunite | 6 |
| Quartz | 6 |
| Paulscherrerite | 5 |
| Fluorapatite | 5 |
| Muscovite | 3 |
| Albite | 2 |
| Becquerelite | 1 |
| Feldspar Group | 1 |
| Curite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (26 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 11404 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:11404:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite |
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| 12.0km (7.4 miles) | ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘPattuck Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 12.7km (7.9 miles) | ⓘE.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘPalermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘGeorge Frank Smith Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 33.4km (20.8 miles) | ⓘChandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 51.7km (32.1 miles) | ⓘBeryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 55.3km (34.4 miles) | ⓘAllen Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 57.8km (35.9 miles) | ⓘTurner Mine, Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA |
| References |
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Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255 Lewis, Stefanie R., Simonetti, Antonio, Corcoran, Loretta, Simonetti, Stefanie S., Dorais, Corinne, Burns, Peter C. (2020) The Role of Continental Crust in the Formation of Uraninite-Based Ore Deposits. Minerals, 10 (2) 136 doi:10.3390/min10020136 |
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Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA