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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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Multiple photos of the quartz species are included because of the great variations of habit and color exhibited in New Hampshire examples.
Quartz is also the most common mineral encountered by beginning collectors.
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QUARTZ - var. Smoky N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
2.8 cm, jet black, Quartz crystal with Microcline
QUARTZ - var. Smoky |
QUARTZ - var. Milky Rt. 101 Road Cut, Raymond, NH
4.2 cm, double terminated quartz crystal
QUARTZ - var. Milky |
QUARTZ var. Amethyst Rt. 2 road cut, Randolf, NH
8 cm high specimen
QUARTZ var. Amethyst |
QUARTZ var. Chalcedony King Rd. Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH
10 cm specimen. Orange chalcedony in milky quartz.
QUARTZ var Chalcedony |
QUARTZ var. Chalcedony From a boulder 100 yards back from Rt. 156, about one half mile north of Nottingham/Raymond line, Nottingham, NH
8 cm field of view
QUARTZ var. Chalcedony |
QUARTZ var. Jasper Moat Mtn., Albany, NH
9 cm specimen
QUARTZ var. Jasper |
QUARTZ - Pseudomorph Rt. 11 Brookside Crossing, Gilford, NH
3 mm tabular quartz pseudomorph crystals
QUARTZ Pseudomorph μ
ⓘ |
QUARTZ Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
3 mm iron-stained quartz septer crystal
QUARTZ - Iron stained scepter μ |
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RAMSBECKITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
0.4 mm crystal
RAMSBECKITE μ * |
REALGAR-ORPIMENT Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
1 mm field of view. Crusty mass of orpiment-realgar
REALGAR-ORPIMENT μ |
REDDINGITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
8 mm field of view
REDDINGITE μ
ⓘ |
RHODOCHROSITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.2 mm pale-pink balls of rhodochrosite on siderite
RHODOCHROSITE μ
ⓘ |
RHODONITE (Mixture with spessartine & rhodochrosite) Tower Hill Rhodonite Locale, Hinsdale, NH
2.8 cm specimen. Massive pink rhodonite, spessartine & rhodochrosite mixture.
RHODONITE
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RIEBECKITE North Moat Mtn., Bartlett, NH
2 cm mass of fibrous riebeckite
RIEBECKITE |
RITTMANNITE Chandlers Mill Mine, Newport, NH
6 mm field of view
RITTMANNITE μ * |
ROCKBRIDGEITE mangoan Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.6 mm clump of rockbridgeite balls on mitridatite
ROCKBRIDGEITE mangoan μ
ⓘ |
ROMANÈCHITE Mine Ledge, Surry, NH
3.7 cm specimen. Romanechite balls with micro blades of hematite
ROMANÈCHITE
ⓘ |
ROSASITE mangoan Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
0.1 mm turquiose-colored Rosasite balls with blue Linarite
ROSASITE μ
ⓘ |
ROSCHERITE Group Chandlers Mill, Newport, NH
8 mm field of view. Roscherite balls in vug.
ROSCHERITE Group |
RUTHERFORDINE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
1.5 mm field of view
RUTHERFORDINE μ
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RUTILE South of Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH
6 mm width lustrous bypyramidal rutile crystal.
RUTILE |
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