New Gallery #98

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #98.
HEMATITE Mine Ledge, Surry, NH 2.5 cm high specimen	Species: HEMATITE Locality: Mine Ledge, Surry, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm high specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: Occasionally one will find a hematite specimen at Mine Ledge with a nice iridescent coating.
GALENA Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH 3.8 cm specimen	Species: GALENA Locality: Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH Specimen Size: 3.8 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This appears to be a weathered cleavage chunk of galena.
PYRITE Ore Hill Road Circle, Sugar Hill, NH 2.2 cm high crystal. Pyrite altering to limonite.	Species: PYRITE Locality: Ore Hill Road Circle, Sugar Hill, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 cm high crystal. Pyrite altering to limonite. Field Collected: Don Swenson - 5/2009 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This locality was the result of some residential construction.
CHALCOPYRITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH 3.5 mm chalcopyrite crystal with tufts of malachite	Species: CHALCOPYRITE Locality: Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH Specimen Size: 3.5 mm chalcopyrite crystal with tufts of malachite Field Collected: Don Swenson - 1998 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: From a stack of 68 images, but not particularly satisfying.
MALACHITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH 2 mm field of view. Malachite balls on corroding chalcopyrite crystal surface.	Species: MALACHITE Locality: Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view. Malachite balls on corroding chalcopyrite crystal surface. Field Collected: Don Swenson - 1998 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes:
LOLLINGITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 4 cm high specimen	Species: LOLLINGITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm high specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson - 1989 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This lollingite is very silvery-lustrous compared with other Parker Mtn. Mine lollingite specimens. The matrix appears to be ferrisicklerite, which is uncommon at Parker. I will test this lollingite on the off chance it is something else.
SPHALERITE Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH 3.4 cm specimen of massive green sphalerite	Species: SPHALERITE Locality: Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 3.4 cm specimen of massive green sphalerite Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: