New Gallery #158

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #158.
CLINOZOISITE Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 4 mm terminated brown crystal with diopside ZOISITE Crystal form	Species: CLINOZOISITE Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm terminated brown crystal with diopside Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1048 Notes: This is a re-photo of this specimen. The crystal drawing is of a zoisite. It is a good match for this Joppa Hill crystal, including the small triangular face near the termination. However, a 2022 Raman analyses of Joppa Hill Clinozoisite-Zosite dimorphs by George Adleman favored a clinozoisite identification, see Raman analysis.
HUMBOLDINE on Fluorite Government Pit, Albany, NH 1.2 cm field of view	Species: HUMBOLDINE on Fluorite Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 cm field of view Field Collected: Leroy Grant Catalog No.: 2151 Notes:
APATITE Lincoln Molybdenite Mine, Westmoreland, NH 4.5 cm specimen APATITE Lincoln Molybdenite Mine, Westmoreland, NH 4.5 cm specimen. SWUV photo	Species: APATITE Locality: Lincoln Molybdenite Mine, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen. Daylight and SWUV photos Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 2153 Notes: This is a Philip Morrill locality.
ELBAITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.7 cm crystal in milky quartz.	Species: ELBAITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 cm crystal in milky quartz. Field Collected: Unknown - a purchased specimen Catalog No.: 2146 Notes:
PARASCHOLZITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 0.62 mm tall crystal group	Species: PARASCHOLZITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.62 mm tall crystal group Field Collected: Forrest Fogg material. Gifted to Bob Wilken by Gordon Jackson. Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: Tiny group found by Anna Wilken. A visual ID by Bob Wilken.
ZIRCON in Beryl Prospect on knob, west of power line, near Hobart Hill, Hebron, NH 1.2 mm zircon crystal embedded on prism face of beryl crystal.	Species: ZIRCON in Beryl Locality: Prospect on knob, west of power line, near Hobart Hill, Hebron, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm zircon crystal embedded on prism face of beryl crystal. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: NC Notes: Good illustration of fracture cracking around a zircon crystal. When I collected this with Curt Laplante we thought we were at the Hobart Hill Mine, but we were not. We never did find the Hobart Hill Mine, but this pegmatite prospect had some nice, gemmy, beryl crystals.
AUTUNITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 2.8 mm field of view	Species: AUTUNITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.8 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u2554 Notes:
ILMENITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 9 mm field of view	Species: ILMENITE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 9 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u2555 Notes: These ilmenite crystals have an iridescent tarnish.
VIVIANITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: VIVIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: From tub of rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: u1047 Notes: This blocky habit is unusual for Palermo vivianite. Strunzite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite? are also present on this specimen. Color & luster suggest vivianite, but prism habit with flat termination is un-vivianite-like. The flat termination appears to be perpendicular to the prism. I do not see any mindat photos for vivianite like this
VIVIANITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 8 mm field of view	Species: VIVIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 8 mm field of view Field Collected: Unknown. Purchased from dealer at NEMC 2017 Catalog No.: u2066 Notes: Photo from stack of 151 images.
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 7 mm field of view	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view Field Collected: From tub of rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: u2558 Notes: Residual strands of strunzite are on these crystals.