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| Although common in other New England states, actinolite is a relatively rare species in New Hampshire. Several specimens that the author
thought were actinolite were analyzed to be ferrohornblende. |
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH Specimen Size: 3.5 x 2.2 cm specimen. Fibrous pale green actinolite in matrix of andradite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1707 Notes: The Franconia Iron Mine actinolite occurrence was confirmed by EDS analysis. |
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH Specimen Size: 3.8 x 2.5 cm specimen. Fibrous pale green actinolite in matrix of andradite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1708 Notes: |
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH Specimen Size: Zoom view 1 of Franconia Iron Mine specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1708 Notes: |
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH Specimen Size: Zoom view 2 of Franconia Iron Mine specimen. Field of view about 2 mm. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1708 Notes: |
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH Specimen Size: Field of view about 5 mm. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u990 Notes: |