New Gallery 58

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #58.
STRENGITE Fletcher Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.2 mm field of view	Species: STRENGITE Locality: Fletcher Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Catalog No.: u959 Notes: Gift from Gordon Jackson
FLUORITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 6 mm field of view. Milky fluorite cubes to 1.7 mm with purple octahedral facets	Species: FLUORITE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Milky fluorite cubes to 1.7 mm with purple octahedral facets Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1466 Notes:
FLUORITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 2 mm fluorite cube with purple octahedral facets	Species: FLUORITE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm fluorite cube with purple octahedral facets Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1464 Notes:
BERTRANDITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 2.3 mm bertrandite crystal BERTRANDITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 2.3 mm bertrandite crystal, 2nd view.	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm bertrandite crystal. Two views to show long, narrow habit. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1470 Notes: Bertrandite at N. Sugarloaf is observed to have many different habits, from elongated single crystals such as this one, to prismatic sprays, to flattened tabular "V" twins.
BARITE with Fluorite Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH 6 mm field of view. Golden iron-stained tabular barite crystals with cubic habit fluorite.	Species: BARITE with Fluorite Locality: Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Golden iron-stained tabular barite crystals with cubic habit fluorite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1471 Notes:
ORTHOCLASE Franconia Iron Mine, Ore Hill, Lisbon, NH 1.7 cm cluster of orthoclase crystals	Species: ORTHOCLASE Locality: Franconia Iron Mine, Ore Hill, Lisbon, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 cm cluster of orthoclase crystals Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1469 Notes:
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 6 mm crystal on black balsa post	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm crystal on black balsa post Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1473 Notes:
SCHORL Rice Mine, N. Groton, NH 6 mm crystal on balsa post	Species: SCHORL Locality: Rice Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm crystal on balsa post Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1468 Notes:
OVERITE group Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: OVERITE group Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: u1475 Notes: From material collected by Forrest Fogg in the 1970's, forwarded to me by Gordon Jackson. Qualitative EDS analysis suggests this is likely a member of the overite mineral group, perhaps manganosegelerite with a chemistry of: (Mn²⁺,Ca)(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)Fe³⁺(PO₄)₂(OH) · 4H₂O The color is about right based on the mindat photo for this species. No overite group minerals have been reported from Palermo.