New Gallery #100

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #100.
GALENA Johnson Rd., Bow, NH 10 mm field of view. Galena crystal in quartz crystal vug.	Species: GALENA Locality: Johnson Rd., Bow, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm field of view. Galena crystal in quartz crystal vug. Field Collected: Jim Cahoon Catalog No.: NC Notes: No image stacking. This is the only euhedral galena crystal I saw from this Bow locality.
DENDRITE Johnson Rd., Bow, NH 6 mm field of view. Quartz crystal with Mn dendrites	Species: DENDRITE Locality: Johnson Rd., Bow, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Quartz crystal with Mn dendrites Field Collected: Jim Cahoon Catalog No.: NC Notes:
SCORZALITE Keyes Mine, Orange, NH 3.7 cm specimen	Species: SCORZALITE Locality: Keyes Mine, Orange, NH Specimen Size: 3.7 cm specimen Field Collected: Curt G. Segeler Catalog No.: A 2018 MMNE silent auction specimen. Notes: [tm] This is the first Keyes Mine scorzalite I have seen.
PYRITE Dalton Gold Mine, Dalton, NH 6.5 cm specimen of sulfide minerals. Pyrite in upper left	Species: PYRITE Locality: Dalton Gold Mine, Dalton, NH Specimen Size: 6.5 cm specimen of sulfide minerals. Pyrite in upper left. Field Collected: Woody Thompson - Oct. 1998 Catalog No.: 2084 Notes: A voucher specimen for pyrite at the Dalton Mine. Woody collected this specimen while doing geologic mapping in the Whitefield quadrangle for the USGS.
GALENA Dalton Gold Mine, Dalton, NH 4 cm specimen of massive galena in milky quartz.	Species: GALENA Locality: Dalton Gold Mine, Dalton, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen of massive galena in milky quartz. Field Collected: Woody Thompson - Oct. 1998 Catalog No.: 2082 Notes: A voucher specimen for galena at the Dalton Mine.
SPHALERITE Dalton Gold Mine, Dalton, NH 5.5 cm specimen with massive sphalerite	Species: SPHALERITE Locality: Dalton Gold Mine, Dalton, NH Specimen Size: 5.5 cm specimen with massive sphalerite Field Collected: Woody Thompson - Oct. 1998 Catalog No.: 2083 Notes: A voucher specimen for sphalerite at the Dalton Mine. Pyrite and galena are also present.
MUSCOVITE Johnson Rd. Locality, Bow, NH At green arrow with red dot: 2 cm muscovite pseudomorph after tourmaline.	Species: MUSCOVITE Locality: Johnson Rd. Locality, Bow, NH Specimen Size: At green arrow with red dot: 2 cm muscovite pseudomorph after tourmaline. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 2083 Notes: Un-altered black tourmaline also present. Identification suggested by Peter Cristofono. Several pegmatite dikes were observed cutting through the country rock at this blasted ledge locality.
FLUORITE Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH 3.5 cm fluorite octahedron.	Species: FLUORITE Locality: Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 3.5 cm fluorite octahedron. Field Collected: Unknown Catalog No.: 2080 Notes: Purchased from Bill Metropolis at 2108 Capital Mineral Club show. When I saw this on Bill's table for just $5, I could not leave it there!
ARROJADITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.5 mm vug opening - vertical	Species: ARROJADITE - group Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm vug opening - vertical Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: Arrojadite group crystals are rare. [bw] EDS Atomic percents from EDS: O-48.57; Na-4.43; Mg-0.22; Al-0.47; Sr-0.07; P-18.60 K-0.24; Ca-1.46; Ba-0.97; Mn-9.38; Fe-15.60. Poor result w. IMA tool. Composition seems to fit an arrojadite, but which? Minor %’s of elements Sr, Ba, Al, K make it difficult to zero in on a specific sub-species. An Arrojadite of some kind likely.
KULANITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Kulanite mass - 5 mm across	Species: KULANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Kulanite mass - 5 mm across Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo. Notes: Atomic percents from EDS: [bw] 0-42.90; Al-8.36; P-16.92;Ba-9.22; Mn-11.51; Fe-11.10. All except Mn are essential for Kulanite (apparently Fe dominant). Kulanite can have Mn as non-essential.