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Schoepite from
Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Schoepite | |
| Formula: | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O | |
| Comments: | Mineral A of Frondel (1956). "Mineral A is particularly abundant at the Ruggles locality, where it is one of the chief constituents of the orange gummite pseudomorphs after dendritic aggregates of uraninite crystals for which the locality is noted... It occurs as microcrystalline aggregates of a bright-orange to orange-yellow or golden-yellow color. ... The luster varies from dull and earthy to weakly vitreous in hard, translucent aggregates." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Paulscherrerite | 9 | |
| Zircon | 9 | |
| Vandendriesscheite | 8 | |
| Uraninite | 7 | |
| Meta-autunite | 4 | |
| Microcline | 3 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Curite | 1 | |
| Parauranophane | 1 | |
| Metaschoepite | 1 | |
| Becquerelite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Schoepite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 29559 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:29559:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Schoepite | ||
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘPalermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 51.7km (32.1 miles) | ⓘBeryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| References | ||
Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA