Best of New Hampshire Gallery                     Return to mindatnh front page.               Click on image for larger view, size, and locality.
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.
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Highslide JS
DANALITE   Government Pit, Albany, NH
1.5 cm danalite crystal group.        A Don Dallaire specimen and photo

DANALITE 		Highslide JS
DICKITE    Mine Ledge, Surry, NH
6 mm zone of pale blue dickite

DICKITE   ⓘ		 Highslide JS
DIOPSIDE   Wheeler Mtn., Winchester, NH  
1.4 cm terminated diopside crystal.

DIOPSIDE   ⓘ		 Highslide JS
DOLOMITE   Westmoreland Crushed Stone Quarry, Westmoreland, NH
3 cm specimen with cream-colored dolomite rhombs

DOLOMITE   ⓘ
Highslide JS
DRAVITE    Wheeler Mtn., Winchester, NH
3 cm specimen with 2.1 cm stubby, terminated, dravite crystal in feldspar.

DRAVITE   ⓘ		 Highslide JS
DUFRENITE    Chandler Mill Mine, Newport, NH
1.0 mm mass.       A Bob Wilken specimen & photo.

DUFRENITE   μ   ⓘ		 Highslide JS
ELBAITE    Turner Mine, Marlow, NH
5.5 cm terminated crystal     JL specimen & photo

ELBAITE		 Highslide JS
EOSPHORITE  Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
1.6 mm ball - EDS confirmed

EOSPHORITE   μ   ⓘ
Highslide JS
EPIDOTE  Franconia Iron Mine Prospect 1, Sugar Hill, NH
4 cm specimen. with 3 cm epidote crystal.

EPIDOTE		 Highslide JS
ERNSTITE    Palermo #1 Mine, Core Zone, N. Groton, NH
Yellow-orange ernstite crystals to 0.2 mm on oxide coated childrenite crystals.

ERNSTITE   μ		 Highslide JS
EUCLASE   Chandler Mine (side cut), Raymond, NH
0.5 mm crystal

EUCLASE   μ		 Highslide JS
EUCRYPTITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
Light gray eucryptite crystal, end view (4.5 cm across)

EUCRYPTITE
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