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Large magnetite crystals collected from granite pegmatite such as those from the Wellington road locale in Manchester, NH, are very brittle.
For every crystal sucessfully extracted, several are broken.
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MAGNETITE Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
2.3 cm magnetite crystal on 5 cm specimen. Crystal faces show stepped triangular structure.
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Locality: Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
Specimen Size: 2.3 cm magnetite crystal on 5 cm specimen. Crystal faces show stepped triangular structure.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 621
Notes: The Wellington Road interchange (Rt. 93, exit 8) produced many fine magnetite crystals in feldspar for New Hampshire collectors
during the summer and fall of 1975. |
MAGNETITE Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
2.6 cm magnetite crystal. Some faces with iron stained mica.
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Locality: Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
Specimen Size: 2.6 cm magnetite crystal. Some faces with iron stained mica.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 620
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MAGNETITE Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
7 cm specimen of co-joined magnetite crystals, repaired. Some faces with iron stained mica.
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Locality: Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
Specimen Size: 7 cm specimen of co-joined magnetite crystals, repaired. Some faces with iron stained mica.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 063
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MAGNETITE Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
1.8 cm magnetite crystal. Octahedron faces show stepped triangular structure.
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Locality: Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
Specimen Size: 1.8 cm magnetite crystal. Octahedron faces show stepped triangular structure.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 054
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MAGNETITE "Old Granite Quarry", Amherst, NH
1.3 cm magnetite crystal. Octahedron faces show stepped triangular structure.
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Locality: "Old Granite Quarry", Amherst, NH
Specimen Size: 1.3 cm magnetite crystal. Octahedron faces show stepped triangular structure.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 764
Notes: This is from the Amherst Phillip Morrill locality, off Limbo Lane, Amherst, NH. |
MAGNETITE Rt. 101 road cut, Bedford, NH
1.5 cm magnetite crystal on 6 cm specimen.
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Locality: Rt. 101 road cut, Bedford, NH
Specimen Size: 1.5 cm magnetite crystal on 6 cm specimen.
Field Collected: Kevin Mortimer
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MAGNETITE Franconia Iron Mine prospect, Sugar Hill, NH
8 mm magnetite crystal in chlorite schist
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine prospect, Sugar Hill, NH
Specimen Size: 8 mm magnetite crystal in chlorite schist
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1429
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MAGNETITE Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH
1.1 mm octahedron
MAGNETITE Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH
1.1 mm octahedron |
Species: MAGNETITE
Locality: Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH
Specimen Size: 1.1 mm octahedron, two views
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u613
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MAGNETITE Ellacoya locale, Gilford, NH
1 mm magnetite octahedron.
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Locality: Ellacoya locale, Gilford, NH
Specimen Size: 1 mm magnetite octahedron.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: U614
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MAGNETITE Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH
3 cm specimen of massive magnetite.
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Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH
Specimen Size: 3 cm specimen of massive magnetite.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.:
Notes: This is the iron ore that was mined at the Franconia Iron Mine. |
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