New Gallery #116

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #116.
RAMSBECKITE with light blue posnjakite and dark blue linarite Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH 2.2 mm field of view	Species: RAMSBECKITE with light blue posnjakite and dark blue linarite Locality: Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Pale blue-green rhombs of ramsbeckite.
POSNJAKITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH 0.2 mm posnjakite crystals POSNJAKITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH zoom view - 0.2 mm posnjakite crystals	Species: POSNJAKITE Locality: Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH Specimen Size: 0.2 mm posnjakite crystals Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
BERTRANDITE Mud Pond, Ossipee, NH 0.75 mm crystal group	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Mud Pond, Ossipee, NH Specimen Size: 0.75 mm crystal group Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
OPAL var. Hyalite Mud Pond, Ossipee, NH 4 mm hyalite mass	Species: OPAL var. Hyalite Locality: Mud Pond, Ossipee, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm hyalite mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: Bob reports this opal is brightly fluorescent.
EOSPHORITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.6 mm ball	Species: EOSPHORITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 mm ball Field Collected: Clayton Ford, Gift from Gordon Jackson Catalog No.: 2289 Notes: An Oct. 2019 EDS analysis indicated this is a tight ball of eosphorite crystals. All previous analyses of Palermo childrenite-eosphorite group specimens that I have done indicated Fe > Mn, so childrenite. Eosphorite is rare at Palermo, contrary to many specimens and several photos labeled as such.
BERYLLONITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 1.5 mm crystal	Species: BERYLLONITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
GALENA Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 5 mm field of view	Species: GALENA Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: This is the first galena seen from Chickering. Galena is uncommon in NH pegmatites.
LAUEITE with whitmoreite Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: LAUEITE with whitmoreite Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
WOLFEITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 cm specimen with massive, wine-red, wolfeite	Species: WOLFEITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm specimen with massive, wine-red, wolfeite Field Collected: From the Janet Cares collection - Collected 1976 Catalog No.: TBC Notes: At Palermo, wolfeite is usually found embedded in, or associated with, triphylite, as is the case here.
WOLFEITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 8 mm zone of massive, wine-red, wolfeite embedded in triphylite	Species: WOLFEITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 8 mm zone of massive, wine-red, wolfeite embedded in triphylite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 1970's Catalog No.: 612 Notes: