Locality: Johnson Rd., Bow, NH
Specimen Size: 1.2 mm cluster of barite crystals - see notes
Field Collected: 2016
Catalog No.: u2110
Notes: One of these crystals has a distinct hexagonal tabular habit that is characteristic of the lead carbonate-sulfate, leadhillite. This crystal is outlined in the second photo. Other crystals in the cluster have more of a tabular-prismatic barite habit.
Locality: Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 2 mm tabular crystal
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: u2317
Notes: Crystal orientation in vug does not show tabular habit.
Locality: Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 1.8 mm crystal
Field Collected: Anna Wilken
Catalog No.: u2578
Notes: Barite is reported from the Wise Mine on mindat, but there are no photos. This is the first Wise Mine barite that I [tm] have seen. Small colorless cubes of fluorite and clear quartz crystals are also present on this specimen.
Locality: Pierce Mine, Chesterfield, NH
Specimen Size: 6.5 cm specimen with 8 mm barite crystal
Field Collected: Clayton Ford
Catalog No.: Don Dallaire specimen and photos
Notes: Don acquired this specimen in 1984.
Locality: Stoddaed Mine, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 7 cm specimen of massive barite
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: NC
Notes: Chunks of barite are heavy for their size. The massive barite is easy to miss on the Stoddard dumps. Small barite and fluorite crystals are present in vugs in this specimen. A no stack snapshot.
Locality: Stoddaed Mine, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 9 mm field of view - pair of barite crystals on right, oxide coated fluorite crystal on left. Second view, barite only.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: NC
Notes: The massive barite chunk had small voids with barite and fluorite crystals.