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MAGNETITE Hidden Pond residential development, Amherst, NH 5.5 cm specimen with 9 mm magnetite crystals	Species: MAGNETITE Locality: Hidden Pond residential development, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 5.5 cm specimen with 9 mm magnetite crystals Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (2012) Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Photo taken in natural sunlight.
MAGNETITE Hidden Pond residential development, Amherst, NH 9 mm magnetite crystal with stepped triangular faces	Species: MAGNETITE Locality: Hidden Pond residential development, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 9 mm magnetite crystal with stepped triangular faces Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (2012) Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Photo taken in natural sunlight.
PYRITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.15 mm pyrite crystals on apatite PYRITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.15 mm pyrite crystals on apatite	Species: PYRITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.15 mm pyrite crystals (very tiny) on apatite, two views. Field Collected: From crate of Palermo rocks given by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Octahedral pyrite crystals from Palermo are rare. The cubic form is common, the pentagonal dodecahedron less common.
ALLANITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 4 mm allanite crystal	Species: ALLANITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm allanite crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: A visual identification by Bob Wilken. Phillip Morrill lists allanite as occurring at the G.F. Smith Mine.
NEPHELINE Red Hill, Moultonborough, NH 4.5 cm specimen of tan weathering nepheline in white albite matrix.	Species: NEPHELINE Locality: Red Hill, Moultonborough, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen of tan weathering nepheline in white feldspar matrix. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: TBC Notes: The nepheline at Red Hill is most easily spotted when on the surface of the nepheline-syenite rock, where it is seen in the weathered pits as shown here. The minor black mineral is hastingsite. Photo taken in natural sunlight.
BERYLLONITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: BERYLLONITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: "Cog-wheel" disk habit beryllonite.
BERYLLONITE G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 1.75 mm beryllonite crystal	Species: BERYLLONITE Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 1.75 mm beryllonite crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
SCHOEPITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.2 cm specimen with 2 mm yellow zones of schoepite	Species: SCHOEPITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 cm specimen with 2 mm yellow zones of schoepite Field Collected: John McCrory Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Identification by John McCrory. A natural sunlight photo. Purchased at CMC show Aug. 2012.
ROSCHERITE - group G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 3 mm field of view	Species: ROSCHERITE - group Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 3 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: The roscherite group includes greifensteinite. For the time being, I am grouping related minerals under the greifensteinite species.
ROSCHERITE - group G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH 1 mm roscherite group mineral fan	Species: ROSCHERITE - group Locality: G.F. Smith Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm roscherite group mineral fan Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: The high luster of these crystals makes it difficult to take a photo without at least some bright reflections.