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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #41. Grossular from the Joppa Hill skarn locale, Amherst, NH.
GROSSULAR on Diopside Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 14 mm specimen. Grossular on diopside crystal	Species: GROSSULAR on Diopside Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 14 mm specimen. Grossular on diopside crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 513 Notes: This gemmy grossular on diopside specimen compares favorably with those from Eden Mills, VT.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1 cm crystal in granular quartz	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1 cm crystal in granular quartz Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes:
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.8 cm field of view	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 cm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 737 Notes:
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.2 cm crystal in granular quartz GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.2 cm crystal in granular quartz, second view	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 cm crystal in granula quartz, two views Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 745 Notes:
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 2 cm field of view	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: The color range of Joppa Hill garnets varies from green-brown to wine red to orange.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.7 cm grossular crystal	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 cm grossular crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 687 Notes: This complete grossular crystal, extracted from quartz, has some residual diopside on the surface.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.5 cm grossular crystal on 2.4 cm specimen	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 cm grossular crystal on 2.4 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 511 Notes: It is difficult to expose these embedded grossular crystals from the quartz-diopside matrix without dammage. Many may be broken before a good specimen is obtained. This is a natural sunlight (cloudy day) photo.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.7 cm grossular crystal on 3.8 cm specimen	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 cm grossular crystal on 3.8 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer April 10, 1976 Catalog No.: 076 Notes: This one of the first grossular crystals I collected at Joppa Hill. This is a natural sunlight (cloudy day) photo.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 4.2 cm grossular crystal on 6.5 cm specimen	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 4.2 cm grossular crystal on 6.5 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 742 Notes: This is a large garnet for Joppa Hill. Garnet crystal faces are sometimes seen approaching four inches, however these almost/always are incompletely developed crystals whose interiors disovle into the surrounding matrix. This is a natural sunlight (cloudy day) photo.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 5 cm specimen	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 741 Notes: This is a natural sunlight (cloudy day) photo.