New Gallery #186

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #186.
GOYAZITE on Palermoite Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Bright white spray on palermoite, 0.20 mm spray. GOYAZITE on Palermoite Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Bright white spray on palermoite, 0.20 mm spray. GOYAZITE on Palermoite Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Bright white spray on palermoite, 0.20 mm spray.	Species: GOYAZITE on Palermoite Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: Bright white spray on palermoite, 0.20 mm spray. Field Collected: From a small box of small rock chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1521 Notes: Goyazite and palermoite are frequent associates. This is a re-do of a 2015 photo set. My present label on this is goyazite, in part due to its association with palermoite. These flat feathery crystals are unlike any goyazite that I have seen. No mindat goyazite photos show this habit.... so possibly something else. A tiny, one-of-a-kind, specimen, so testing very unlikely.
PARAVAUXITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 0.5 mm field of view PARAVAUXITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 0.5 mm field of view	Species: PARAVAUXITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Paravauxite is uncommon at the Palermo Mine. I made four attempts to photo this. Very small. None were particularly good. Motivated by rarity of species at Palermo.
SIDERITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 1.1 mm crystal, vertical.	Species: SIDERITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm crystal, vertical. Field Collected: From unsorted box of small chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u2673 Notes: Matrix is granular quartz. Unusual isolated siderite crystal. Jim Nizamoff concurred that this is most likely siderite.
ZANAZZIITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 1.2 mm field of view ZANAZZIITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 0.8 mm field of view	Species: ZANAZZIITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view, top photo Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes: A visual ID by Jim Nizamoff
PHOSPHOSIDERITE Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH 6 mm field of view	Species: PHOSPHOSIDERITE Locality: Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Phosphosiderite and strengite both occur as pink to blue to purple balls. They are chemically identical. Visually, they are indistinguishable. Bob's label on this specimen is phosphosiderite.
PHOSPHOSIDERITE Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH 2.5 mm field of view	Species: PHOSPHOSIDERITE Locality: Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Phosphosiderite and strengite both occur as pink to blue to purple balls. They are chemically identical. Visually, they are indistinguishable. Bob's label on this specimen is phosphosiderite.
JAHNSITE Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH 2 mm field of view	Species: JAHNSITE Locality: Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: This jahnsite is more yellow than most from Groton pegmatites. Found in a small vug in rockbridgeite.
PARAVAUXITE Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH 7 mm field of view	Species: PARAVAUXITE Locality: Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: About as nice a NH paravauxite as I have seen.
LEUCOPHOSPHITE Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH 1.1 mm field of view	Species: LEUCOPHOSPHITE Locality: Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
JAHNSITE group Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH 1.2 mm field of view	Species: JAHNSITE group Locality: Fletcher Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: The Fletcher Mine is the type locality for jahnsite-(CaMnFe). Unknown if this specimen is that specific species.