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RUTILE South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH 5 mm prismatic rutile crystal in quartz with clinochlore.	Locality: South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm prismatic rutile crystal in quartz with clinochlore. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u141 Notes:
RUTILE Bald Mtn., Ossipee, NH 0.3 mm crystal group of golden rutile needles. Epitaxial overgrowth on anatase?	Species: RUTILE Locality: Bald Mtn., Ossipee, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm crystal group of golden rutile needles. Epitaxial overgrowth on anatase? Field Collected: Bob Janules. A Bob Janules collection specimen Catalog No.: Notes: These golden rutile needles are reminiscent of the Brazilian occurrence.
RUTILE Dartmouth Skyway, Lyme, NH 10 mm field of view. Reticulated rutile crystals on iron-stained quartz	Species: RUTILE Locality: Dartmouth Skyway, Lyme, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm field of view. Reticulated rutile crystals on iron-stained quartz Field Collected: Unknown Catalog No.: A Bob Whitmore specimen Notes:
RUTILE Rt. 110A Road Cut, Dummer, NH 1.5 mm rutile crystal spearing chlorite group	Species: RUTILE Locality: Rt. 110A Road Cut, Dummer, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm rutile crystal spearing chlorite group Field Collected: Bob Wilken 2008 Catalog No.: u1399 Notes:
RUTILE Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH 6 mm rutile "button" crystal with secondary crystal growth on pyramid termation faces.	Species: RUTILE Locality: Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm rutile "button" crystal with secondary crystal growth on pyramid termation faces. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2006 Catalog No.: u1393 Notes:
RUTILE Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH 4 mm rutile "button" crystal with secondary crystal C axis face	Species: RUTILE Locality: Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm rutile "button" crystal with secondary crystal C axis face Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2006 Catalog No.: Gifted Notes: I call this rutile form a "button" crystal because the prism development is usually less than 20% of the termination face width.
RUTILE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.3 mm crystal	Species: RUTILE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken collection specimen Notes: Rutile is a very rare mineral in New Hampshire pegmatites.
RUTILE Holts Ledge (Dartmouth Ski trail), Lyme, NH 7 mm crystal	Species: RUTILE Locality: Holts Ledge (Dartmouth Ski trail), Lyme, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm crystal Field Collected: Don Swenson - 2005 Catalog No.: 2039 Notes: A gift from Don Swenson. Ilmenite is also present on this specimen
RUTILE Rt. 110 road-side ledge, Dummer, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: RUTILE Locality: Rt. 110 road-side ledge, Dummer, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken - 2008 Catalog No.: u882 Notes: This is a re-do of a 2015 photo.
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