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TRIPHYLITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH	Species: TRIPHYLITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm massive blue triphylite specimen with included mica Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Oct. 2010) Catalog No.: Notes: Triphylite is the predominant primary phosphate at the Chickering Mine. The blue triphylite on the freshly broken surface sharply contrasts with the surface exposed to years of weathering on the mine dump. The brown zone in the top right has altered to ferrisicklerite.
LAUEITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH	Species: LAUEITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view. Yellow-orange laueite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Oct. 2010) Catalog No.: Notes:
WHITMOREITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH	Species: WHITMOREITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm field of view. "Naval mine" habitat whitmoreite in photo center. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Oct. 2010) Catalog No.: Notes:
WHITMOREITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH	Species: WHITMOREITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Two "Naval mine" habitat whitmoreites. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Oct. 2010) Catalog No.: Notes: The whitmoreite in the left foreground is the same group as in the photo above.
Marialite -? Locality: Piper Mtn. - Whiteface Trail, Gilford, NH	Species: MARIALITE -? Locality: Piper Mtn. - Whiteface Trail, Gilford, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm field of view with glassy, columnar zone thought to be marialite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Oct. 2010) Catalog No.: Notes: This glassy, columnar, zone is similar to the EDS analyzed NH display specimen. Both are from the Belknap mountains geologic environment. EDS analysis of this specimen is planned. Marialite is the sodium rich member of the scapolite mineral group. The red zone in the lower left is the tip of a micro-mineral pointer marker.
MELANTERITE Locality: Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH	Species: MELANTERITE Locality: Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH Specimen Size: 2.4 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Dec. 2010) Catalog No.: u1145 Notes: This water soluable mineral was found on underside of over-hanging ledge. Iron-sulfide staining was evident on ledge area. Site discovery by Peter Cristofono.
MELANTERITE Locality: Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH	Species: MELANTERITE Locality: Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm field of view. Clusters of clear melanterite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Dec. 2010) Catalog No.: u1146 Notes:
MELANTERITE Locality: Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH	Species: MELANTERITE Locality: Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Clusters of clear melanterite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Dec. 2010) Catalog No.: u1146 Notes:
BERAUNITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH	Species: BERAUNITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm spray of green beraunite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes:
ELBAITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH	Species: ELBAITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 8 mm terminated, deep-blue crystal in quartz (12 mm, including fractured lower section) Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: