New Gallery #146

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #146.
FLUORITE Government Pit, ALbany, NH 1.5 mm field of view.	Species: FLUORITE Locality: Government Pit, ALbany, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: TBC Notes:
FLUORITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 1.5 mm clear cubo-octahedral fluorite crystal	Species: FLUORITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm clear cubo-octahedral fluorite crystal Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Other cube faces are perpendicular to this face. Would guess the mica balls are muscovite.
HEMATITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 2.0 mm field of view. Cluster of coated, hexagonal, hematite crystals	Species: HEMATITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 2.0 mm field of view. Cluster of coated, hexagonal, hematite crystals Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: u2451 Notes:
DENDRITE - Pyrolusite Government Pit, Albany, NH 7 mm field of view	Species: DENDRITE - Pyrolusite Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: u2450 Notes: Dendrites such as this one, (here on microcline), are generally thought to be manganese oxides, pyrolusite being the most common one. This will be added to the pyrolusite gallery.
OPAL var. Hyalite Government Pit, Albany, NH 7 mm field of view OPAL var. Hyalite Government Pit, Albany, NH 7 mm field of view, SW UV lighting	Species: OPAL var. Hyalite Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm field of view, white LED and SW UV views Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: Secondary collection Notes: Opal on microcline or milky quartz can be difficult to spot without a UV lamp.
MARCASITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.2 mm field of view	Species: MARCASITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view Field Collected: From a box of small phosphate rock chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore, 2009. Catalog No.: u1525 Notes: This is a redo of a 2015 photo. Much better than previous, but this small group is deep within a siderite vug and difficult to illuminate well. Cockscomb structure of marcasite is evident.
CHILDRENITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 3.2 mm field of view.	Species: CHILDRENITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.2 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2453 Notes: Many crystals in this spray are quite acicular. The consensus of opinions is that this is childrenite. Matrix is black siderite rhombs. From a stack of 117 images, B&L 4 x objective.
MESSELITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.9 mm field of view.	Species: MESSELITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.9 mm field of view. Field Collected: Walter Lane material, from MMNE give-away Catalog No.: u1543 Notes:
MESSELITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.7 mm messelite cluster	Species: MESSELITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm messelite cluster Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2441 Notes: This small cluster is what I think of as classic Palermo messelite.
CACOXENITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.5 mm field of view.	Species: CACOXENITE - some balls on mitridatite coated siderite rhomb face Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2440 Notes: