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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #57.
GROSSULAR Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 1.1 cm grossular crystal in 4.2 cm specimen	Species: GROSSULAR Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 cm grossular crystal in 4.2 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1463 Notes: Grossular crystals totally embedded in quartz are usually the best formed.
ORTHOCLASE var. Adularia Rt. 3 Rock fill site, Merrimack, NH Largest adularia crystal is 3.5 mm	Species: ORTHOCLASE var. Adularia Locality: Rt. 3 Rock fill site, Merrimack, NH, NH Specimen Size: Largest adularia crystal is 3.5 mm Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2008 Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Locality was approximately east side 127 DW Highway. Rock fill likely came from nearby Audley quarry, approx one mile to west. Site is now graded over.
STILBITE Rt. 3 Rock fill site, Merrimack, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: STILBITE Locality: Rt. 3 Rock fill site, Merrimack, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2008 Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Locality was approximately east side 127 DW Highway. Rock fill likely came from nearby Audley quarry, approx one mile to west. Site is now graded over.
VIVIANITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm radial spray of vivianite on 0.8 mm clear whitlockite crystal	Species: VIVIANITE on whitlockite Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm radial spray of vivianite on 0.8 mm clear whitlockite crystal Field Collected: Dana Jewel - collected underground Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen - "93TDJ" Notes: I found capturing the dark blue vivianite with the lustrous clear whitlockite to be very difficult. This is a huge dynamic range challenge for a digital camera. I have not seen the fan-like presentation of vivianite on a Palermo specimen previously.
VIVIANITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.2 mm radial spray of vivianite	Species: VIVIANITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm radial spray of vivianite Field Collected: Dana Jewel - collected underground Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen - "93TDJ" Notes:
LEUCOPHOSPHITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 4 mm field of view. Pale lavender plates of leucophosphite	Species: LEUCOPHOSPHITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view. Pale lavender plates of leucophosphite Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1982 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
URALOLITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 10 mm field of view. Normal illumination URALOLITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 10 mm field of view. SW UV illumination URALOLITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm field of view.	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm field of view. Normal and SW UV illumination. Zoom view 2 mm. Field Collected: Acquired by Gene Bearss - 1992 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Uralolite is not listed in Bob Whitmore's book, The Pegmatite Mines Known as Palermo. Moraesite, Be₂(PO₄)(OH) · 4H₂O, is listed. Uralolite, Ca₂Be₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃ · 5H₂O, and moraesite are visually indestinguishable, however, uralolite is fluorescent while moraesite is not. Hydroxylherderite, another beryllium mineral, is also present on this specimen. These acicular crystals have fluorescent tips with non-fluorescent lower portion. Perhaps a zoned moreasite-uralolite? (but I am uncertain if this is structurally possible). UV photos with the microscope require very long exposures.
MORAESITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 10 mm field of view. MORAESITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 5 mm field of view. MORAESITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 1 mm field of view.	Species: MORAESITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm, 5 mm and 1 mm field of views. Field Collected: Acquired by Gene Bearss - 1992 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Moraesite has a very silky texture.
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.6 mm cluster of clear phosphophyllite crystals	Species: PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm cluster of clear phosphophyllite crystals Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1982 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
BRAZILIANITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm pale-yellow brazilianite with quartz crystals	Species: BRAZILIANITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm pale-yellow brazilianite with quartz crystals Field Collected: Gene Bearss - acquired via trade, 1980 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
PSEUDOLAUEITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.5 mm pseudolaueite crystal	Species: PSEUDOLAUEITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm pseudolaueite crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
SCHOONERITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 5 mm cluster of acicular schoonerite crystals	Species: SCHOONERITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm cluster of acicular schoonerite crystals Field Collected: Janite & Steve Cares - 1975 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: