New Gallery 68

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #68.
RHODOCHROSITE - Ferroan Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH Blocky xl lower right 1.7 mm RHODOCHROSITE - Ferroan Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH Blocky xl bottom center left 1.7 mm (same xl different orientation) RHODOCHROSITE - Ferroan Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH Center right flat xl 1.6 mm across xl.	Species: RHODOCHROSITE - Ferroan Locality: Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Blocky xl lower right 1.7 mm - Top photo Field Collected: Dana Jewel - 1989 Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes: [bw] An EDS analysis grain was taken from the broken flesh colored material of the top specimen photo. The lance-like xls in a "tent" of white apatite are (perhaps) a siderite form. Specimen of second photo was an adjoining piece...the same pinkish material broken in matrix, but the xls are of another habit. [tm] Ferroan rhodochrosite may be more common in Groton, NH pegmatites than previously realized. Re-examination and analysis of old specimens can sometimes reveal unexpected results.
STRUNZITE Palermo Mine, pod 3 N. Groton, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: STRUNZITE Locality: Palermo Mine, pod3, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: From material collected by Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: u1607 Notes:
STRUNZITE Palermo Mine, pod 3 N. Groton, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: STRUNZITE Locality: Palermo Mine, pod3, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: From material collected by Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: u1607 Notes: Another strunzite cluster on this specimen
BERAUNITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 6 mm field of view. Vug filled with acicular beraunite.	Species: BERAUNITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Vug filled with acicular beraunite. Field Collected: From material collected by Walter Lane, acquired from MMNE give-away. Catalog No.: u1547 Notes: Matrix appears to be limonite.
CHILDRENITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 5 mm double terminated childrenite twin.	Species: CHILDRENITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm double terminated childrenite twin. Field Collected: From material collected by Forrest, gifted by Gordon Jackson. Catalog No.: u1576 Notes: Quite unusual!
METAVIVIANITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 1 mm field of view. Green metavivianite crystals. METAVIVIANITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 0.2 mm green metavivianite crystal. (Not a good photo, but morphology is evident.)	Species: METAVIVIANITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm field of view, top photo Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2007 Catalog No.: TBC Notes: A visual identification. Green metavivianite crystals. This morphology is appropriate for metavivianite.
GOYAZITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.7 mm goyazite crystal with triangular face development.	Species: GOYAZITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 mm goyazite crystal with triangular face development. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules collection specimen Notes: A rare form. White prismatic apatite is also visible in this view. The substrate is a quartz crystal. Small brazilianite crystals are also present.
BRAZILIANITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm field of view. Pair of clear brazilianite crystals on quartz.	Species: BRAZILIANITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view. Pair of clear brazilianite crystals on quartz. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules collection specimen Notes: Not a lot of contrast available for this photo. Although there were some larger brazilianite crystals present on this specimen, I liked this pair because they showed the crystal form well in two different orientations.
GOETHITE Knox Mtn. Ossipee, NH 7 mm field of view. Reddish goethite crystal on right, smoky quartz crystal on left.	Species: GOETHITE Locality: Knox Mtn. Ossipee, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view. Reddish goethite crystal on right, smoky quartz crystal on left. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u252 Notes: When I collected this, I thought this might be a danalite crystal, or perhaps monazite based on the color and the miarolitic cavity environment. The shape suggest garnet, but I have never seen garnet in a NH miarolitic cavity. An EDS analysis showed only Fe (of elements > sodium), so goethite/limonite. This is likely a pseudomorph after pyrite.
MICROCLINE Lovejoy Pit, Conway, NH About 12 inches!	Species: MICROCLINE Locality: Lovejoy Pit, Conway, NH Specimen Size: About 12 inches! Field Collected: Unknown - probably sometime in the 1960's Catalog No.: A Bob York collection specimen Notes: Bob showed me this specimen at the 2014 Gilsum Rock Swap.
ZIRCON N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 1.2 mm prismatic zircon crystal cluster in albite vug.	Species: ZIRCON Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm prismatic zircon crystal cluster in albite vug. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u172 Notes: This group was quite deep within the vug, so difficult to get a lot of light onto it. Most of the prismatic zircon crystals at the N. Sugarloaf locality are embedded in feldspar. Free-standing zircon crystals are uncommon. The yellow crusty mineral on the zircon is likely mica. This zircon group is not fluorescent.
ZIRCON N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Acicular zircon crystals to 9 mm embedded in iron-stained quartz.	Species: ZIRCON Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: Acicular zircon crystals to 9 mm embedded in iron-stained quartz. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u050 Notes: These extreme prismatic zircon crystals are quite unusual. They are moderately common at this locality. This zircon group is not fluorescent. The Rocks and Minerals article on the North Sugarloaf locality by Whittemore and Janules (Vol. 65, No. 4) noted (pg. 343) EDS analysis "revealed the presence of minor uranium and hafnium" in these crystals.