Parker Mtn. Mine Gallery

Parker Mtn. Mine, (Buzzo Mine, Foss Mine) Center Strafford, NH Mineral Gallery Return to mindatnh front page. Click on image for larger view
Set 3: Fairfieldite - Kaolinite Go to Parker Mine species: Albite - Beryl ; Beudantite - Eucrytpite Kryhanovskite - Schorl Scorodite - Zircon
FAIRFIELDITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 1.2 mm field of view. Pale-yellow fairfieldite crystals in pale-pink spessartine-almandine vug	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Ca₂(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)(PO₄)₂ · 2H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view. Pale-yellow fairfieldite crystals in pale-pink spessartine-almandine vug Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: u1129 Notes: Fairfieldite identification by Gene Bearss. Given the small size of these indistinct crystals, the fairfieldite identification is certainly open to challenge without further analysis.
FERRISYMPLESITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: FERRISYMPLESITE Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 1995 Catalog No.: 1900 Notes: White ferrisymplesite crust on green-yellow scorodite on lollingite substrate. Ferrisymplesite indicated by EDS analysis . Arsenolite, As₂O₃ was reported from Parker Mtn. by Phillip Foster in 1966. It is also a white crusty mineral, but contains no iron. Scorodite, another iron-arsenic crusty mineral, Fe³⁺AsO₄·2H₂O has equal parts Fe and As, where-as this analysis indicates a mineral with Fe > As. It is unknown what level of testing was done by/for Foster to arrive at his arsenolite identification. Until a confirmed arsenolite specimen turns up, I am withdrawing arsenolite from the Parker Mtn. species list. Given the possibility of other iron-arsenic species, additional testing is planned for this mineral.
FERRISYMPLESITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 6 mm prism blade group	Species: FERRISYMPLESITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm prism blade group Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 1995 Catalog No.: 1900 Notes: These white blades are on the same specimen with the above ferrisymplesite crust. An EDS analysis indicates these are also ferrisymplesite.
FERRISICKLERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4 cm specimen of brown ferrisicklerite and purple heterosite	Species: FERRISICKLERITE Li(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)PO₄ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen of brown ferrisicklerite and purple heterosite Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1980 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
Garnet group Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 2.4 mm field of view	Species: Garnet group Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.4 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Garnet03 Notes:
Garnet group Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.8 mm crystal	Species: Garnet group Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Garnet02 Notes: [tm] Perhaps almandine ?
GRAFTONITE ? Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 12 mm field of view	Species: GRAFTONITE ? (Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Ca)₃(PO₄)₂ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 12 mm field of view Field Collected: Phillip Foster Catalog No.: A Dana Morong specimen Notes: Switzer, 1938, reported graftonite as "small reddish brown intergrowths with triphylite" at Parker Mtn. This former Phillip Foster specimen is the only Parker Mtn. graftonite specimen I have turned up. Some laminar structure typical of graftonite is evident on this small specimen.
GRAPHITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 5.5 cm specimen. Thin seam of graphite on feldspar.	Species: GRAPHITE C Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 5.5 cm specimen. Thin seam of graphite on feldspar. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer, May 2010 Catalog No.: 1753 Notes: Graphite has been reported from the Parker Mtn. Mine by Foster (1964) and Morong (1987). Graphite is electrically conductive, as may be verified with an ohm-meter.
GRAPHITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4.5 cm specimen. Massive graphite in cleavlandite	Species: GRAPHITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen. Massive graphite in cleavlandite Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1978 Catalog No.: 1914 Notes:
GYPSUM Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.14 mm field of view	Species: GYPSUM Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.14 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Gypsum01 Notes:
GYPSUM Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.52 mm field of view	Species: GYPSUM Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.52 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Gypsum02 Notes:
HETEROSITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2.6 cm specimen of massive heterosite	Species: HETEROSITE (Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)[PO₄] Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen of massive heterosite Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: 1372 Notes:
HETEROSITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 5.5 cm specimen. Heterosite on smoky quartz.	Species: HETEROSITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 5.5 cm specimen. Heterosite on smoky quartz. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
HUREAULITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.8 mm cluster of slightly pink, prismatic, hureaulite crystals.	Species: HUREAULITE (Mn,Fe)₅H₂(PO₄)₄·4H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm cluster of slightly pink, prismatic, hureaulite crystals. Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Photo from Helicon stack of 13 images.
HUREAULITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Clear (slightly pink), prismatic, hureaulite crystals to 0.7 mm	Species: HUREAULITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: Clear (slightly pink), prismatic, hureaulite crystals to 0.7 mm Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Photo from Helicon stack of 21 images. These micro crystals are exceptional under a stereo scope. With their high luster and low background contrast, this photo is the best I could achieve with this specimen.
HUREAULITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 3.2 mm cluster of oxide coated, prismatic, monoclinic hureaulite crystals	Species: HUREAULITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 3.2 mm cluster of oxide coated, prismatic, monoclinic hureaulite crystals Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: A small pink zone of un-coated hureaulite is visible in the center of the cluster. The hureaulite crystals are sprinkled with tiny jahnsite crystals. A spary of strunzite is at the lower right. Photo from Helicon stack of 10 images.
HUREAULITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Hureaulite crystals with diadochite coating. Largest crystal is 1.2 mm	Species: HUREAULITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: Hureaulite crystals with diadochite coating. Largest crystal is 1.2 mm Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
HUREAULITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 5 mm field of view	Species: HUREAULITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm field of view Field Collected: From the Phillip Foster collection Catalog No.: A Dana Morong collection specimen Notes:
HUREAULITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2.5 mm hureaulite ball	Species: HUREAULITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm hureaulite ball Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes:
HYDROXYLHERDERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.9 mm clear hydroxylherderite crystal on quartz crystal	Species: HYDROXYLHERDERITE CaBe(PO₄)(OH) Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.9 mm clear hydroxylherderite crystal on quartz crystal Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Identification by Bob Janules
HYDROXYLHERDERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4.5 cm specimen with 2.3 cm hydroxylherderite crystal	Species: HYDROXYLHERDERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen with 2.3 cm hydroxylherderite crystal Field Collected: Neil Santerre Catalog No.: A Neil Santerre specimen Notes: Cookeite, bertrandite and apatite are also present on this specimen. This specimen ranks among the very best from the Parker Mtn. Mine.
JAHNSITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.8 mm jahnsite crystal cluster	Species: JAHNSITE CaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ · 8H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm jahnsite crystal cluster Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: Formula above is for Jahnsite-(CaMnFe). The exact jahnsite species for this specimen is unknown.
JAHNSITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: JAHNSITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes:
JAHNSITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.5 mm jahnsite crystal group	Species: JAHNSITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm jahnsite crystal group Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: This specimen also has abundant leucophosphite crystals.
KAHLERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 1 mm field of view. Tiny rectangular, paper-thin, plates of kahlerite. KAHLERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.5 mm field of view. Tiny rectangular, paper-thin, plates of kahlerite.	Species: KAHLERITE Fe(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂ · 10-12H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm field of view, top photo. Tiny rectangular, paper-thin, plates of kahlerite. Catalog No.: u2028 Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules collection specimen Notes: Only two Parker Mtn. kahlerite specimens are known. The other is in the collection of Dana Morong. Altering lollingite is present with scorodite on this specimen. Kahlerite confirmed by EDS analysis.
KAHLERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2 mm field of view. Kahlerite (coated?) in lollingite vug	Species: KAHLERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view. Kahlerite (coated?) in lollingite vug Field Collected: Dana Morong Catalog No.: A Dana Morong collection specimen Notes:
KAOLINITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 1.3 cm view. Thin white crust of kaolinite on feldspar	Species: KAOLINITE Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 cm view. Thin white crust of kaolinite on feldspar Field Collected: Tom Mortimer, May, 2010 Catalog No.: Notes: Reprint of 1964 article, "The Parker Mountain Mine," by Philip C. Foster in Nov. 1982 issue of Granite Chips, newsletter of the Southeastern New Hampshire Mineral Club, states: "Kaolinite, while never officially recorded at this mine, is found as fine dusting coatings or as thin films on altering microcline, especially on the originally exposed surfaces of this mineral." Kaolinite identification of this specimen confirmed by EDS analysis. Elements lighter than Na do not register on EDS detector. The sub mm coating on this specimen is very loosly attached. A light brushing will easly detach it. Dirt particles remain on the kaolinite surface because of this risk.
KAOLINITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 8 cm specimen of feldspar matrix with thin, chalk-white, crust of kaolinite on upper half of specimen.	Species: KAOLINITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen of feldspar matrix with thin, chalk-white, crust of kaolinite on upper half of specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1761 Notes: This thin crust flakes off very easily.
Go to Parker Mine species: Albite - Beryl Beudantite - Eucryptite ; Fairfieldite - Kaolinite (this page) Kryhanovskite - Schorl Scorodite - Zircon