New Gallery #139

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #139.
TOPAZ Rainbow Pocket, Stratford, NH 9 cm, etched topaz crystal	Species: TOPAZ Locality: Rainbow Pocket, Stratford, NH Specimen Size: 9 cm, etched topaz crystal Field Collected: Peter Samuelson - 1987 Catalog No.: 3073. A Don Dallaire specimen. Kevin Downey photo. Notes: [dd] "The third or fourth largest (depending how you measure) from Peter Samuelson's find and it came out in 1987. This was a large pocket that took 2 years plus to completely excavate."
TOPAZ Rainbow Pocket, Stratford, NH 4.5 cm, etched topaz crystal	Species: TOPAZ Locality: Rainbow Pocket, Stratford, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm, etched topaz crystal Field Collected: Peter Samuelson -1986 Catalog No.: 1770. A Don Dallaire specimen. Kevin Downey photo. Notes:
ARFVEDSONITE Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH 3.8 cm crystal	Species: ARFVEDSONITE Locality: Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH Specimen Size: 3.8 cm crystal Field Collected: Bob Eastman. A former Ernie Schlichter specimen. Catalog No.: 3110. A Don Dallaire specimen & photo. Notes:
ARFVEDSONITE Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH 4.25 cm crystal	Species: ARFVEDSONITE Locality: Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH Specimen Size: 4.25 cm crystal Field Collected: Peter Samuelson A former Bob Whitmore specimen. Catalog No.: 4013. A Don Dallaire specimen & photo. Notes:
RUTHERFORDINE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: RUTHERFORDINE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1155 Notes: Rutherfordine suggested by EDS analysis. (KD set 19). Square outline suggests a replacement of a former uraninite crystal. The earthy yellow zone has a pale green fluorescence in SW UV that is reasonable for rutherfordine.
SCHORL in Quartz Rice Mine, Groton, NH 2.2 cm, double terminated schorl crystal in quartz matrix	Species: SCHORL in Quartz Locality: Rice Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 cm, double terminated schorl crystal in quartz matrix Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: 2134 Notes:
ANATASE Brox Quarry, Hudson, NH 0.3 mm anatase crystal on quartz crystal	Species: ANATASE Locality: Brox Quarry, Hudson, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm anatase crystal on quartz crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 10/20. With permission Catalog No.: u2382 Notes:
ANATASE Brox Quarry, Hudson, NH 0.2 mm anatase crystal on quartz crystal	Species: ANATASE Locality: Brox Quarry, Hudson, NH Specimen Size: 0.2 mm anatase crystal on quartz crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 10/20. With permission Catalog No.: u2382 Notes:
SIDERITE with Strunzite Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 4 mm field of view.	Species: SIDERITE with Strunzite Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2380 Notes:
SIDERITE with Quartz & Strunzite Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 6 mm siderite crystal with clear quartz crystal in center	Species: SIDERITE with Quartz & Strunzite Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm siderite crystal with clear quartz crystal in center Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2381 Notes: From a 160 image stack.