New Gallery #97

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #97. Carlton Holt is a most notable New England mineral field collector. He brought some of his more remarkable New Hampshire specimens to the 2018 New England Mineral Conference for me to photograph. Although the photo session was brief, with hand-held camera and not as much time as I would have liked for lighting and set-up, I still greatly appreciated the opportunity to record these extraoadinary NH specimens. This photo session was arranged through the efforts of Ray Meyers.
QUARTZ var. Amethyst Rt. 2 road cut, Randolf, NH 8 cm high specimen QUARTZ var. Amethyst Rt. 2 road cut, Randolf, NH 8 cm high specimen QUARTZ var. Amethyst Rt. 2 road cut, Randolf, NH 8 cm high specimen	Species: QUARTZ var. Amethyst Locality: Rt. 2 road cut, Randolf, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm high specimen - two slightly different lighting options. Ray Meyers asked that I rotate photo for vertical C axis, so I obliged in third photo. Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes: This is arguably the best amethyst crystal that has been found in New Hampshire.
ALMANDINE with Staurolite Pearl Lake, Lisbon, NH 8 cm specimen	Species: ALMANDINE with Staurolite Locality: Pearl Lake, Lisbon, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
BERYL South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH 1.4 cm specimen	Species: BERYL Locality: South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Specimen Size: 1.4 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
EPIDOTE on Quartz crystals Cambridge, NH 3 cm specimen	Species: EPIDOTE on Quartz crystals Locality: Cambridge, NH Specimen Size: 3 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
FLUORITE Middle Mtn., N. Conway, NH 2.4 cm specimen	Species: FLUORITE Locality: Middle Mtn., N. Conway, NH Specimen Size: 2.4 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
GALENA Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH 1 cm specimen	Species: GALENA Locality: Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH Specimen Size: 1 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes: [tm] Unsure if this is a cleavage section or partial pocket crystal.
TOPAZ South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Topaz close up TOPAZ South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Topaz close up TOPAZ South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Topaz close up	Species: TOPAZ - on Smoky Quartz crystal Locality: South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Specimen Size: 2.4 cm specimen with 8 mm topaz crystals Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
TOPAZ - on Kaolinite Government Pit, Albany, NH 2.5 cm x 1.9 cm topaz crystal on kaolinite matrix	Species: TOPAZ - on Kaolinite Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm x 1.9 cm topaz crystal on matrix Field Collected: Peter Samuelson - 1983 Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
TOPAZ Rainbow Pocket, Stratford, NH 2.5 cm specimen	Species: TOPAZ - etched crystal Locality: Rainbow Pocket, Stratford, NH Specimen Size: Approx. 2.5 cm specimen Field Collected: Peter Samuelson Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
TOPAZ on Smoky Quartz crystal South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Close-up of 2.5 cm specimen TOPAZ on Smoky Quartz crystal South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH 2.5 cm specimen	Species: TOPAZ on Smoky Quartz crystal Locality: South Percy Peak, Stratford, NH Specimen Size: Approx. 2.5 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes:
TOPAZ Green Ledges, West Milan, NH 1.5 cm specimen	Species: TOPAZ Locality: Green Ledges, West Milan, NH Specimen Size: Approx. 1.5 cm specimen Field Collected: Carlton Holt Catalog No.: A Carlton Holt specimen Notes: