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ALBITE   Keyes Mine, Orange, NH
5 mm albite crystal

Species:           ALBITE
Locality:          Keyes Mine, Orange, NH
Specimen Size: 5 mm albite crystal
Field Collected: Dana Jewell
Catalog No.: u1363
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ALBITE    Turner Mine, Marlow, NH
10 mm field of view
Species:           ALBITE  
Locality:          Turner Mine, Marlow, NH
Specimen Size: 10 mm field of view
Field Collected: Bob Wilken
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen
Notes: Albite identification by EDS. This specimen was initially thought to be fairfieldite.
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ALBITE var. cleavelandite  Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
10 cm specimen of albite var. cleavelandite.

Species:           ALBITE var. cleavelandite  
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 10 cm specimen of albite var. cleavelandite.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: NC
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ALBITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
3 mm albite crystal.

Species:           ALBITE  NaAlSi3O8
Locality:          Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Specimen Size: 3 mm albite crystal.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: NC
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ALBITE    Woods Prospect, Orange, NH
2.2 cm albite twin
Species:           ALBITE  
Locality:          Woods Prospect, Orange, NH
Specimen Size: 2.2 cm albite twin
Field Collected:
Catalog No.: A Don Swenson collection specimen
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ALBITE var. pericline   Original label: "About 1 mile N of Brookline NH center, Rt.13 at granite quarry", Brookline, NH
6.5 cm specimen with 1.3 cm pericline crystal in vug


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ALBITE var. pericline   Original label: "About 1 mile N of Brookline NH center, Rt.13 at granite quarry", Brookline, NH
1.3 cm pericline crystal
Species:           ALBITE var. pericline  
Locality:         Original label: "About 1 mile N of Brookline NH center, Rt.13 at granite quarry", Brookline, NH
Specimen Size: 6.5 cm specimen with 1.3 cm pericline crystal in vug
Field Collected: Unknown - Ex. W. Johansson. A gift from Peter Cristofono.
Catalog No.: 2045
Notes: An unusual specimen from a Milford area granite quarry.
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ALBITE on Stilpnomelane   Government Pit, Albany, NH
1.5 mm albite crystal on stilpnomelane
Species:           ALBITE on Stilpnomelane
Locality:          Government Pit, Albany, NH
Specimen Size: 1.5 mm albite crystal on stilpnomelane
Field Collected: Found in large box of uncleaned, untrimmed, Government Pit specimens collected by Leroy Grant of Albany, NH (deceased). Collected in the 1970's.
Catalog No.: TBC
Notes: Photo with Canon T3i, Canon EF 55-255 lens plus B&L microscope objective. Helicon Focus, method B, 39 images.
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ALBITE - var. Zygadite  Rt. 101 - 101A Road Cut, Amherst, NH
1 mm field of view
Species:           ALBITE - var. Zygadite
Locality:          Rt. 101 - 101A Road Cut, Amherst, NH
Specimen Size: 1 mm field of view
Field Collected: Bob Janules
Catalog No.: A Peter Cristofono specimen and photo
Notes: The zygadite variety of albite consists of an unusual crystallographic habit: tabular crystals with a steeply acute morphology.
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ALBITE - var. Zygadite  Rt. 101 - 101A Road Cut, Amherst, NH
2.5 mm field of view
Species:           ALBITE - var. Zygadite
Locality:          Rt. 101 - 101A Road Cut, Amherst, NH
Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u2255
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ALBITE - var. Zygadite  Rt. 101 - 101A Road Cut, Amherst, NH
1 mm field of view
Species:           ALBITE - var. Zygadite
Locality:          Rt. 101 - 101A Road Cut, Amherst, NH
Specimen Size: 1 mm field of view
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u2255
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