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Meta-autunite from
Smith Hill Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Meta-autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Coatings on pegmatite only easily visible due to bright green fluorescence under SW UV light.
Habit:thin coating
Luminescent properties:bright green under SW UV
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Meta-autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smith Hill Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1641880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1641880:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Meta-autunite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBig Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘFitzgibbons Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘAllen Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘBeryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘSargent Mine, Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘRuggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘE.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘKeyes Mica Quarries, Orange, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘRice Quarry, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Yale Peabody Museum collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual (Fluorescence)
 
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