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AUGELITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 2 mm augelite crystal	Species: AUGELITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm augelite crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: TBC Notes:
AUGELITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 1.8 mm augelite crystal ` AUGELITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 5 mm field of view. Augelite crystal lower left with cogwheel beryllonite cluster upper right.	Species: AUGELITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: First view, 1. 8 mm augelite crystal. Lower view, Augelite crystal lower left with beryllonite cluster upper right. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: TBC Notes: These phosphate species, augelite and beryllonite, are frequently found together at the G. F. Smith Mine in Newport.
WULFENITE William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH Tabular Wulfenite crystals to 1 mm on limonite coated quartz crystal WULFENITE William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH Close view of 1 mm wulfenite tablet on limonite coated quartz crystal	Species: WULFENITE Specimen Size: Wulfenite crystals to 1 mm on limonite coated quartz crystal Locality: Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH Field Collected: Don Dallaire Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire collection specimen and photos Notes: To the author's knowledge, this specimen is the first recorded occurrence of wulfenite in NH, predating the finds from Mineral Hill and the Madison Lead Mine. Identification confirmed by Harvard University EDS analysis.
WARDITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 4 mm cluster of clear wardite crystals.	Species: WARDITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm cluster of clear wardite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u772 Notes: High surface luster makes it difficult to photo these.
WARDITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 0.5 mm octahedral wardite crystal	Species: WARDITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm octahedral wardite crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo. Notes:
QUARTZ var. rose crystals Plume Mine, N. Groton, NH 7 mm field of view	Species: QUARTZ var. rose crystals Locality: Plume Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo. Notes: Rose quartz crystals are rare in New Hampshire. Phillip Morrill (New Hampshire Mines and Mineral Localities) notes rose quartz crystals at the Plume Mine.
Malachite Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH 2 mm malachite spray group on quartz	Species: MALACHITE Locality: Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm malachite spray group on quartz Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (1988) Catalog No.: u047 Notes:
BERYLLONITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Beryllonite crystals to 1 mm - most on edge view.	Species: BERYLLONITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: Beryllonite crystals to 1 mm - most on edge view. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: TBC Notes: A visual identification. These small beryllonite crystals are at the bottom of a small vug, presenting a challange to photograph.
SILLIMANITE in biotite-garnet schist Everet Dam, Weare, NH 6 cm specimen	Species: SILLIMANITE in biotite-garnet schist Locality: Everet Dam, Weare, NH Specimen Size: 6 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Sillimanite is common in the ledge and rip-rap of the Everet Dam. Collectors unfamiliar with this species should look for lustrous, splintery, gray-white blades embedded in the schist matrix. These blades are difficult to spot in this photo. The sillimanite is the prominent gray-white mineral throughout the specimen.
SILLIMANITE in quartz biotite-garnet rock Concord, NH 7 cm specimen with prominent 2.5 cm embedded sillimanite crystal.	Species: SILLIMANITE in quartz biotite-garnet rock Locality: Concord, NH Specimen Size: 7 cm specimen with prominent 2.5 cm embedded sillimanite crystal. Field Collected: A purchased specimen from Excalibur Minerals. Catalog No.: TBC Notes: This is an ex. L.L. Hubbard (1849 - 1993), ex. A. E. Seaman Museum specimen, repatriated to New Hampshire. A second embedded sillimanite blade is on the left edge of the specimen. This blade appears gray due to much less reflection.