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Locality Name:
Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 326
Youngest recorded age at locality: 294

mindat Locality ID: 8928
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8928.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Palermo No. 2 Mine, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°45'6"N
Longitude: 71°53'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.751666666667,-71.8925
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ta Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ta Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousApatiteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteBerauniteBerylCalcite
ChalcopyriteChildreniteClayColumbiteCorundumFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGraftonite
JahnsiteLöllingiteLaueiteLazuliteMicaNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteQuartz
ReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileSouzaliteSphaleriteSpinelStewartiteStrunziteSymplesite
TapioliteTourmalineVivianiteWagneriteZircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Beraunite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Childrenite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Collinsite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diadochite  (*)
Eosphorite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gordonite  (*)Gormanite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Graftonite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Kryzhanovskite  (*)
Laueite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Metavivianite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Paravauxite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pseudolaueite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Souzalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Ushkovite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)Whitmoreite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)32629408803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)332629402353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS32629409052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3326294079
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O3262940136
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1832629404286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi32629401966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS432629405516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2326294027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O326294093
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl3262940203
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O326294038
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63262940518
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63262940310
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O326294081
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O3262940128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O326294072
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)3262940108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F32629402740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5326294052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS326294024243
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O326294018
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O326294023
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63262940173
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)23262940107
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3326294014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH3262940367
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O326294027
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O326294018
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3326294034
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O326294070
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)23262940232
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23262940762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O326294066
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4326294014899
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O326294026
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32629404924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O3262940129
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)3262940200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2326294017380
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O326294019
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3262940182
Pseudolaueite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O326294010
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2326294039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2326294061156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)53262940206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO232629405614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)32629402705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2326294060
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)32629406417
Souzalite  (*)SouzaliteMg3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O326294011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS326294021482
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O326294048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3262940263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O326294098
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6326294088
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O32629401059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)3262940313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO232629402718
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O326294018
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O3262940636
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O32629407
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O32629406
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O326294036
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)326294043
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3262940939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)32629405251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0181326294326–294U-PbAge of pegmatitezircon11Dw303a YesZircon  3942Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo No. 1 Pegmatite; Hartford Mine; GE Mine), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USAPalermo #1Bradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 

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