New Gallery #145

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #145.
SIDERITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 5 mm siderite scalenohedron	Species: SIDERITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm siderite scalenohedron (a solid bounded by twelve scalene triangles). Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: u2445 Notes: From a stack of 143 images with EPO lens.
SIDERITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.16 mm high x 0.03 mm wide black siderite crystal. SIDERITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.16 mm high x 0.03 mm wide black siderite crystals.	Species: SIDERITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.16 mm high x 0.03 mm wide black siderite crystals. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: u2475 Notes: Very tiny !
MITRIDATITE coating Childrenite Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 4.5 mm field of view.	Species: MITRIDATITE coating Childrenite Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: From a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: u2444 Notes: The black balls are rockbridgeite. From a stack of 115 images with EPO lens.
GOETHITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.5 mm field of view	Species: GOETHITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2460 Notes: Visual ID. A goethite "worm."
GOETHITE ? Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.1 mm field of view	Species: GOETHITE ? Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Visual ID. The interior of these nodules is very granular, as seen in the top broken section.
STRUNZITE in vug of clear apatite Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.6 mm field of view	Species: STRUNZITE in vug of clear apatite Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2472 Notes: A photo with diffused LED light to avoid bright flares. This golden stellate spray is less common than the typical jackstray occurrence of strunzite.
MARCASITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.0 mm field of view	Species: MARCASITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.0 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2460 Notes: A photo with diffused LED light to avoid bright flares. The metallic-bronze color of the marcasite is altered to brown-yellow by the lighting.
GOYAZITE - Type 3 Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.3 mm field of view	Species: GOYAZITE - Type 3 Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2455 Notes: Jim Nizamoff opined that a goyazite identification seemed reasonable.
PALERMOITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.75 mm high crystal PALERMOITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.75 mm high crystal	Species: PALERMOITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.75 mm high crystal, two angles Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2466 Notes: Whitlockite crystals and type 3 goyazite were also present on the small rock chunk that hosted this crystal.
PALERMOITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.4 mm wide crystal	Species: PALERMOITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm wide crystal Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2465 Notes: Whitlockite crystals and type 3 goyazite were also present on the small rock that hosted this crystal. The palermoite crystals that came from this host rock are as good as any for the species by comparison with mindat.org photos, 2021.
PALERMOITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.7 mm high crystal	Species: PALERMOITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm high crystal Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2465 Notes: A stippled face, as seen here, is frequently seen on some palermoite crystals.