New Gallery #113

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #113.
SILVER - wire Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH 2 mm field of view - estimate	Species: SILVER - wire with quartz crystal Locality: Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view - estimate Field Collected: Bob Wilken - Oct., 2019 Catalog No.: A Matt Butler specimen and photo Notes:
APATITE-(CaOH) Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH 1.2 mm clear apatite crystal with internal reflections	Species: APATITE-(CaOH) Locality: Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm clear apatite crystal with internal reflections Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u606 Notes: A polished grain EDS analysis indicated the hydroxylapatite species. No fluorine was detected by detector with good light element sensitivity down to carbon. The large peak in the plot at 277 eV is due to the carbon coating of the specimen block.
PYRITE Pike Hooksett Quarry, Hooksett, NH 1.8 mm pyrite crystal cluster on quartz crystals	Species: PYRITE Locality: Pike Hooksett Quarry, Hooksett, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm pyrite crystal cluster on quartz crystals Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 10/19 MMNE field trip Catalog No.: u2260 Notes:
GALENA Shelburne Lead Mine, Shelburne, NH 0.7 mm cluster of octhedral galena crystals	Species: GALENA Locality: Shelburne Lead Mine, Shelburne, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm cluster of octhedral galena crystals Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: The nicest NH micro galena specimen I have seen. Photo from a stack of 42 images processed with Helicon Focus method C.
GALENA Shelburne Lead Mine, Shelburne, NH 0.4 mm octhedral galena crystals	Species: GALENA Locality: Shelburne Lead Mine, Shelburne, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm octhedral galena crystals on scallop habit siderite Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: The nicest NH micro galena specimen I have seen. Photo from a stack of 34 images processed with Helicon Focus method C.
SPHALERITE20 Pike Hooksett Quarry, Hooksett, NH 1.7 mm field of view	Species: SPHALEITE Locality: Pike Hooksett Quarry, Hooksett, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 mm field of view Field Collected: Matt Butler - 10/19 MMNE field trip Catalog No.: A Matt Butler specimen and photo Notes:
ACTINOLITE Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH 1.2 mm field of view	Species: ACTINOLITE Locality: Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u2256 Notes: A polished grain EDS analysis (BC257) indicated actinolite. The APFU calculated from this analysis is Ca₂(Mg_2.1,Fe_1.77,Al_0.22)Si_7.7O_16.2 normalized for 2 Ca. The trace of neon is a bogie. From analysis Mg/(Mg+Fe) = 0.55. This ratio must be less than 0.5 for ferroactinolite. So this is close to ferroactinolite.
URANINITE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 3 mm co-joined uraninite crystal pair	Species: URANINITE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 mm co-joined uraninite crystal pair Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 8/19 Catalog No.: No matrix crysal became micromount on post. Notes: This crystal pair popped off the matrix when I attempted to trim the two inch specimen down. I was able to mount one of these crystals (plus another that was behind this group) onto toothpick posts. True micromounts.
URANINITE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.2 mm uraninite crystal on toothpick post URANINITE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.2 mm uraninite crystal on toothpick post	Species: URANINITE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 mm uraninite crystal on toothpick post. Two photos - different Canon lens combinations. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 8/19 Catalog No.: u2257 Notes:
ZIRCON Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 3 mm field of view	Species: ZIRCON Locality: Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 8/19 Catalog No.: u2261 Notes: Smaller, crude octahedron, zircon crystal in lower left. These zircons are not fluorescent.
TORBERNITE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.2 mm crystal (Tiny !)	Species: TORBERNITE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.2 mm crystal (Tiny !) Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 8/19 Catalog No.: u2262 Notes:
APATITE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 3 mm crystal in albite vug	Species: APATITE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 mm crystal in albite vug Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 8/19 Catalog No.: u2258 Notes: "C" axis termination points to 2 o'clock. Fluoresces pale orange-yellow. Apatite is uncommon at Charles Davis and is not listed for Charles Davis on mindat. I think this is first I have seen from there, (and not a particularly good one by NH standards). For those reasons, I thought worthy of a photo.