New Gallery #164

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #164.
TITANITE Oliver Trench, Middle Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH 1.1 mm field of view	Species: TITANITE Locality: Oliver Trench, Middle Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Blue titanite is uncommon.
ANATASE Oliver Trench, Middle Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH 1.0 mm field of view	Species: ANATASE Locality: Oliver Trench, Middle Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
MILARITE Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH 1.8 mm field of view	Species: MILARITE Locality: Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
TITANITE Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH 0.8 mm field of view	Species: TITANITE Locality: Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm field of view Field Collected: Jim Parella Catalog No.: u2585 Notes: This small crystal appears as a bipyramid, unusual for titanite.
TITANITE Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH 2.3 mm crystal in diorite? rock vug	Species: TITANITE Locality: Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm crystal in diorite? rock vug Field Collected: Jim Parella Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Jim's notes state this came from a xenolith boulder in the vacinity of the Freschette quarry.
FLOURITE Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH A 7 mm top half of fluorite octahedron with overgrowth of quartz crystals.	Species: FLUORITE Locality: Freschette Quarry, Albany, NH Specimen Size: A 7 mm top half of fluorite octahedron with overgrowth of quartz crystals. Field Collected: Jim Parella Catalog No.: u2587 Notes: At the crystal base there are two clear fluorite crystals with cubic habit and purple inclusions. An interesting specimen.
LEUCOPHOSPHITE Valencia Mine, Groton, NH 2.1 mm field of view. LEUCOPHOSPHITE Valencia Mine, Groton, NH 0.7 mm field of view.	Species: LEUCOPHOSPHITE Locality: Valencia Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.1 mm field of view - top photo, 0.7 mm field of view, second photo Field Collected: Dana Jewell Catalog No.: This area lost on trim Notes: Second photo is close-up of middle right.
LEUCOPHOSPHITE Valencia Mine, Groton, NH 2.2 mm field of view.	Species: LEUCOPHOSPHITE Locality: Valencia Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Dana Jewell Catalog No.: u2582 Notes: A bonus from specimen trim. This is classic leucophosphite crystal habit. A stack of 77 images, Nikon Plan 10 at max magnification. No image cropping.
HYDROZINCITE Johnson Rd. Locality, Bow, NH 13 mm field of view. HYDROZINCITE Johnson Rd. Locality, Bow, NH 3.5 mm field of view. HYDROZINCITE Johnson Rd. Locality, Bow, NH 3.5 mm field of view. SW UV lighting.	Species: HYDROZINCITE Locality: Johnson Rd. Locality, Bow, NH Specimen Size: 13 mm field of view and 3.5 mm field of views, (daylight and SWUV) Field Collected: Paul Young Catalog No.: u2585 Notes: Hydrozincite is fluorescent blue-white. Nice balls, such as these are, less common than simple coatings.