New Gallery #172

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #172.
BERYL Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 2.5 cm crystal section - estimate	Species: BERYL Locality: Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm crystal section - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This powder-blue color is most common at the Ham Weeks Mine.
BERYL Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 1.8 cm crystal section - estimate	Species: BERYL Locality: Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 cm crystal section - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes:
BERYL Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 7 cm specimen - estimate	Species: BERYL Locality: Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 7 cm specimen - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes:
BERYL Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 1.7 cm crystal section - estimate	Species: BERYL Locality: Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 cm crystal section - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes:
BERYL Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 1.5 cm crystal section - estimate	Species: BERYL Locality: Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 cm crystal section - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes: Don said this yellow-green beryl color is uncommon at the Ham Weeks Mine.
CHRYSOBERYL Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH 4.5 cm specimen - estimate	Species: CHRYSOBERYL Locality: Ham Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes: The Ham Weeks mine nis one of the few localities in New Hampshire where chrysoberyl has been collected. The yellow chrysoberyl is centered in a powder-blue zone of beryl. This association is common at Ham Weeks.
ZIRCON var. Cyrtolite Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 2 cm specimen - estimate	Species: ZIRCON var. Cyrtolite Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm specimen - estimate Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No. A Don Swenson specimen Notes: