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Best photos on mindatnh.org for each species. Alphabetical listing From the collections of Tom Mortimer & friends.
Photos may be updated as better choices become available. In many cases there were several good candidates for best photo, so my choices were somewhat subjective.
Species with a light blue border are from the NH "Rare and Uncommon" gallery and have a high confidence of a correct identification.
Species with a mustard yellow border are from the NH "Rare and Uncommon" gallery and have a fair confidence of a correct identification.
Caption link will take you to page for species and link to more photos in gallery. Links to "Rare & Uncommon" will require scroll down to desired species.
A μ following the species name indicates this is a micro-mineral specimen with a field of view less than a few millimeters. Most nice crystal examples are micros.
A ⓘ following the species name is a link to EDS data for this specimen. Confirmation data is provided for less common species.
A * following the species name indicates a reference is provided to analyses of similar specimens from this locality.
A ★ following the species name is a link to another photo of this species or UV of this specimen.
Species - alphabetical page: [A] [B] (this page) [C] [D-E]
[F] [G] [H] [I-L]
[M] [N-O] [P] [Q-R]
[S] [T] [U-Z] |
BABINGTONITE Rt. 101 - Rt. 101A road cut, Amherst, NH
5 mm crystal group
BABINGTONITE μ |
BARBOSALITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
2.5 cm specimen with vug lined with blue-green barbosalite crust.
BARBOSALITE
ⓘ |
BARITE Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH
1.6 cm tabular crystal on Quartz.
BARITE |
BASTNASITE-(Ce) N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
1.1 mm bastnasite-(Ce) crystal group
BASTNASITE μ * |
BAVENITE Oliver Trench, Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH
2 mm field of view.
BAVENITE μ |
BAZZITE with Bertrandite Government Pit, Albany, NH
0.5 mm field of view
BAZZITE with Bertrandite μ
ⓘ |
BECQUERELITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH
3.8 cm by 2.2 cm specimen. Becquerelite orange, Uranophane yellow
BECQUERELITE
ⓘ |
BENDADAITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH
1.5 mm FOV
BENDADAITE |
BERAUNITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
0.4 mm beraunite ball
BERAUNITE μ |
BERMANITE Fletcher Mine, N. Groton, NH
2 mm field of view. Dark red bermanite on pale blue phosphosiderite.
BERMANITE μ |
BETAFITE Allen Mine, Alstead, NH
3 cm specimen
BETAFITE
ⓘ |
BERTRANDITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
1.7 mm field of view. Bertrandite with danalite
BERTRANDITE with red Danalite μ |
BERYL Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
2.5 cm intersecting, terminated, crystal pair
BERYL |
BERYLLONITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
4 mm "cordwood twinned" crystal with apatite (on left)
BERYLLONITE μ
ⓘ |
BEUDANTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Beudantite crystals approx. 0.1 mm, crystal groups about 0.2 mm.
BEUDANTITE μ
ⓘ |
BEUSITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
10 mm field of view. Nut brown scales of beusite? on black siderite.
BEUSITE μ
ⓘ |
BISMUTHINITE Holts Ledge, Lyme, NH
1.5 cm metalic Bismuthinite blade
BISMUTHINITE |
BISMUTITE Holts Ledge, Lyme, NH
2.5 cm bismutithinite crystal with white pearly surficial coating of bismutite
BISMUTITE |
BJAREBYITE Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 8, N. Groton, NH
Olive green bjarebyite crystals to 0.3 mm
BJAREBYITE μ
ⓘ |
BORNITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH
2.5 cm specimen
BORNITE |
BRAZILIANITE Chandlers Mill Mine, Newport, NH
1.8 mm Brazilianite crystal
BRAZILIANITE μ |
BROCHANTITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
0.1 mm blocky, green, crystals
BROCHANTITE μ
ⓘ |
BROOKITE Pike Quarry, Hooksett, NH
0.3 mm brookite crystal on quartz crystals
BROOKITE μ |
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