Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
Specimen Size: 0.3 mm blocky anatase crystal on albite
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u271
Notes: Whittemore and Janules stated in their Jul/Aug 1990 Rocks & Minerals article on this North Sugarloaf locality: "Black, lustrous, blocky, almost cubic crystals (associated with albite and microcline) that have been observed in a few samples have also been identified as anatase by X-ray defraction studies." This is a typical example of that habit.
Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
Specimen Size: Lustrous, blue-black, anatase crystals on albite. Largest crystal is 0.15 mm.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u1103
Notes: These crystals are TINY!
Locality: Audley Quarry, Technical Park Drive, Merrimack, NH
Specimen Size: 1 mm butterscotch anatase crystal on quartz crystal
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u451
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Locality: Audley Quarry, Technical Park Drive, Merrimack, NH
Specimen Size: 0.5 mm butterscotch anatase crystal on quartz crystal
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u451
Notes: There are about a dozen anatase crystals on this 1.5 cm specimen. This is another one.
Locality: Audley Quarry, Technical Park Drive, Merrimack, NH
Specimen Size: 0.5 mm orange anatase crystal.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
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Locality: Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH
Specimen Size: 0.3 mm orange-red anatase crystal in quartz crystal seam.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u555
Notes: This anatase crystal has prominent pinacoid faces.
Locality: Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH
Specimen Size: Pair of deep-blue anatase crystals with quartz crystals. Largest anatase is 1 mm.
Field Collected: Scott Whittemore
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Locality: Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH
Specimen Size: Another pair of deep-blue anatase crystals with quartz crystals. Largest anatase is 1 mm.
Field Collected: Scott Whittemore
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Locality: Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH
Specimen Size: 1 mm anatase crystal.
Field Collected: Scott Whittemore
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Notes: It is difficult to avoid some "washed-out" appearance with these dark blue crystals on a bright reflective background.
Locality: Junct. Rt. 101A - Exit 8 (Hampton Inn site - former Ground Round), blasted ledge, Nashua, NH
Specimen Size: Two pale tan anatase crystals in quartz crystal seam. Largest crystal is 0.7 mm.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Aug 2008)
Catalog No.: u916
Notes: This 4 cm specimen contains a half-dozen anatase crystals. Of the many quartz seam specimens brought home, this was the only one found with anatase. These anatase crystals contrast poorly with the matrix. They are difficult to spot. Field collected specimens must be thoroughly cleaned prior to looking for the anatase crystals. The host phyllite rock formation at this site is the same to be seen at other near-by anatase localities, namely Mine Falls Park and the Audley Quarry.