21hhdw.is ((GRAFTONITE, AUTUNITE, MUSCOVITE)) $25 MINIMUM BID, Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, 5 x 4 x 3.5 cm, Miniature | |
Mounted in a 2 x 2 x 2 inch plastic miniature box. Graftonite is a rare iron manganese calcium phosphate which is reddish brown to black and does not form very good if any crystals. There are small flakes of Autunite which allow some mild green fluorescent under UVSW light. Muscovite also present. ex Dana Wilson MD collection #618. Dana collected in the NE and Canada and may have self collected this specimen. |