Whitlockite from
Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

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Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Whitlockite
Formula:	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)
Confirmation
Validity:	Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Brazilianite Fluorapatite Ludlamite Xanthoxenite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Laueite	8
Strunzite	8
Mitridatite	5
Albite	5
Quartz	3
Childrenite	3
Siderite	3
Messelite	3
Vivianite	2
Goyazite	2
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)	2
Schoonerite	2
Stewartite	1
Whitmoreite	1
Eosphorite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Whitlockite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	28054
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:28054:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Whitlockite

77.9km (48.4 miles)	ⓘ Parker Mountain Mine, Strafford, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals: 16: 208-211. USGS Prof Paper 353 American Mineralogical Society, Program and Abstracts (1940) p. 7 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.pages 686, 842, 953, 977 *Seaman, David M. (1953) Augelite from pegmatites in New Hampshire. American Mineralogist, 38 (7-8) 728-729* 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 *Moore, Paul B. (1973) Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal Chemistry. The Mineralogical Record, 4 (3) 103-130*

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Whitlockite from Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Whitlockite from
Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA