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EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
8 cm specimen

Species:           EUCRYPTITE
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1375
Notes: Massive gray eucryptite is not particularly remarkable.
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EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
8 cm specimen. UV light view of above specimen.

Species:           EUCRYPTITE
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1375
Notes: UV light view of above specimen. Eucruptite has a bright rose-color fluorescence.
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EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite

Species:           EUCRYPTITE
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1369
Notes:
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EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite - SW fluorescent light

Species:           EUCRYPTITE
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite - SW fluorescent light
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1369
Notes:
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EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
7.5 cm eucryptite crystal


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EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Eucryptite crystal, end view (4.5 cm across)

Species:           EUCRYPTITE
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 7.5 cm eucryptite crystal - two views
Field Collected: Bob Janules
Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen
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EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene  Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH
8 inch specimen with embedded spodumene crystal altering to eucryptite
Species:           EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene
Locality:         Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 8 inch specimen with embedded spodumene crystal altering to eucryptite
Field Collected: Andrew Mortimer (grandson)
Catalog No.: An Andrew Mortimer specimen
Notes: From October 2023 field trip.
Terminated crystal prism in lower portion of specimen. A nice find for a locality heavily collected for many decades.
SW UV shows altering zones of rose red fluorescing eucryptite within prismatic crystal.
An iPhone photo.
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EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene  Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH
2 inch specimen of spodumene crystal section altering to eucryptite
Species:           EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene
Locality:         Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 2 inch specimen of spodumene crystal section altering to eucryptite
Field Collected: Andrew Mortimer (grandson)
Catalog No.: An Andrew Mortimer specimen
Notes: From October 2023 field trip.
A broken crystal section from the backside of the above specimen.
SW UV shows altering zones of rose red fluorescing eucryptite.
An iPhone photo.