| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Graftonite |
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 |
| Comments: | Pods with triphyllite reach 15 by 7 by 4 feet in size. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Triphylite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Graftonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27989 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27989:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Graftonite |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘPalermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘRice Quarry, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘFletcher Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘNo. 1 pit, Keyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 10.7km (6.6 miles) | ⓘEight-Ball Mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘE.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 16.6km (10.3 miles) | ⓘMelvin Mountain, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘRuggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | ⓘChandlers Mill Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. 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 |
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Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA