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
FAIRFIELDITE   Palermo #2 Mine, N. Groton, NH
1 mm field of view

FAIRFIELDITE   μ		 Highslide JS
FALSTERITE   Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.7 mm field of view. Lustrous, green-blue, acicular blades of falsterite.

FALSTERITE   μ *		 Highslide JS
FAYALITE   Mt. Lowell, 3200 ft. elevation, Lincoln, NH
2.8 cm specimen. Red areas are oxidized fayalite, black is un-oxidized.

FAYALITE   ⓘ 		Highslide JS
FERGUSONITE-(Y)   "Overhang Pocket" Albany Ravine, Albany, NH
4 mm brown crystal

FERGUSONITE-(Y)   μ   ⓘ
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FERRIMOLYBDITE   Lincoln Mine, Westmoreland, NH
1.5 cm field of view on 2.5 cm specimen iew

FERRIMOLYBDITE 		Highslide JS
FERRISICKLERITE    Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
4 cm specimen of brown ferrisicklerite and purple heterosite

FERRISICKLERITE 		Highslide JS
FERRISYMPLESITE    Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
4 mm field of view

FERRISYMPLESITE   ⓘ		 Highslide JS
FERROBERAUNITE    Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, NH
5 mm field of view

FERROBERAUNITE   μ
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FERROHORNBLENDE    Streambed, Streeter Hill, Chesterfield, NH
15 cm specimen. Black sprays of ferrohornblende in fine-grain mica matrix with garnets.

FERROHORNBLENDE   ⓘ		 Highslide JS
FERROSILITE   Iron Mtn., Bartlett, NH
6 mm field of view. Radial glassy green-gray sprays of ferrosilite with orange limonite.

FERROSILITE *		 Highslide JS
FLUOCERITE-(Ce)    N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
1 cm specimen of massive orange-pink Fluocerite

FLUOCERITE-(Ce) * 		Highslide JS
FLUORITE   Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH
2.3 cm green fluorite octahedrons on 7 cm specimen

FLUORITE
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FOGGITE   Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH
0.8 mm field of view

FOGGITE   μ		 Highslide JS
FORSTERITE    Pulpit Rd. re-build, Bedford, NH
1.5 cm specimen, forsterite crystal with weathered surface in basalt

FORSTERITE 		Highslide JS
FRONDELITE   Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
1.5 mm cross-section of frondelite sphere

FRONDELITE   μ   ⓘ
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