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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.
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MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH
3.7 cm specimen. Intergrowth of black-green magnesiohornblende blades
MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE
ⓘ |
MAGNETITE Wellington Rd., Manchester, NH
2.3 cm magnetite crystal on 5 cm specimen. Crystal faces show stepped triangular structure.
MAGNETITE |
MAGNESITE Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH
8 mm magnesite crystal
MAGNESITE
ⓘ |
MALACHITE Pierce Mine, Chesterfield, NH
7 mm Malachite spray on iron stained Quartz
MALACHITE μ |
MARCASITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH
1.2 mm crystal
MARCASITE μ |
MARIALITE (Scapolite group) Lockes Hill, Gilford, NH
3 cm specimen with white embedded prismatic marialite crystals.
MARIALITE (Scapolite group)
ⓘ |
MEIONITE (Scapolite group) Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH
3.5 mm terminated crystal
MEIONITE (Scapolite group) μ
ⓘ |
MELANTERITE Ledge behind Rt. 102 retail site, Londonderry, NH
2.4 cm specimen
MELANTERITE |
MESSELITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
Clear messelite crystal spear in center is 0.3 mm. With orange scalenohedrons of siderite.
MESSELITE μ * |
METASWITZERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
4 cm specimen with bronze-colored metaswitzerite on gray-blue triphylite
METASWITZERITE
ⓘ |
METAVIVIANITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
0.2 mm green metavivianite crystal. (A fair photo, but morphology is evident.)
METAVIVIANITE μ |
METAZEUNERITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
1.0 mm field of view
METAZEUNERITE μ
ⓘ |
MICROCLINE Lovejoy Pit, Conway, NH
A 12 inch specimen !
MICROCLINE |
MICROLITE Government Pit, Albany, NH
1.2 mm honey yellow, octahedral, Microlite crystal on feldspar matrix
MICROLITE μ
ⓘ |
MILARITE The Ravine locale, Moat Mtn, Bartlett, NH
2.1 cm crystal. A Don Dallaire specimen & photo.
MILARITE |
MITRIDATITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
8 mm field of view. Powdery green mitridatite coating rhombic siderite crystals.
MITRIDATITE |
MOLYBDENITE Holt's Ledge, Lyme, NH
2.8 cm specimen, 1 cm Molybdenite hexagonal crystal
MOLYBDENITE
ⓘ |
MONAZITE-(Ce) Bald Mtn., Ossipee, NH
1.8 mm Monazite-(Ce) crystal on albite. A good photo of an unusual monazite crystal habit.
MONAZITE-(Ce) μ
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MONTEBRASITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.7 mm montebrasite crystal impaling a quartz crystal
MONTEBRASITE μ |
MONTMORILLONITE Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH
9 cm specimen with pink, soft (clay-like) montmorillonite and black biotite
MONTMORILLONITE |
MORAESITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
1 mm moraesite spray
MORAESITE μ
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MUSCOVITE Hobart Hill Mine, Hebron, NH
2.2 cm hexagonal Muscovite crystal .
MUSCOVITE |
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