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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]  [C]  [D-E]  [F]  [G]  [H]  [I-L]  [M]  [N-O]  [P]  [Q-R]  [S]  [T]   [U-Z] This page
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URALOLITE    Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
2 mm field of view.

URALOLITE μ  *
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URANINITE   Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH
2.3 cm uraninite crystal group. A Fred Davis specimen & photo.

URANINITE
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URANOPHANE   Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH
4 mm field of view

URANOPHANE μ
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URANOSILITE    Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH
0.1 mm glassy, pale-yellow, uranosilite crystal

URANOSILITE μ
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USHKOVITE    Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH
1 mm field of view. Yellow Ushkovite crystals on Scorzalite.

USHKOVITE μ
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UVITE    Tower Hill Rhodonite Locale, Hinsdale, NH
3 cm uvite crystal

UVITE See discussion  
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VANDENDRIESSCHEITE    Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH
6 mm field of view. Cluster of subhedral, orange-yellow, Vandendriesscheite crystals

VANDENDRIESSCHEITE
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VANMEERSSCHEITE    Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.4 mm field of view

VANMEERSSCHEITE μ
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VESUVIANITE   Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH
9 mm vesuvianite crystal in quartz.

VESUVIANITE
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VIGEZZITE-FERSMITE    Government Pit, Albany, NH
0.5 mm yellow vigezzite-fersmite blade group, deep in Albite vug

VIGEZZITE-FERSMITE μ
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VIVIANITE   Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.4 mm vivianite crystal group on messelite

VIVIANITE μ
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WARDITE    Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
Cluster of wardite crystals. Largest crystal is 1.7 mm

WARDITE μ
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WHITEITE   Palermo #2 Mine, N. Groton, NH
1.3 mm field of view

WHITEITE μ *
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WHITLOCKITE    Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.7 mm clear-milky whitlockite crystal on siderite crystal

WHITLOCKITE μ
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WHITMOREITE   Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
1 mm cluster of Whitmoreite crystals

WHITMOREITE μ
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WODGINITE   Chandler Mine, Raymond, NH
2 mm black, partial, wodginite crystal.

WODGINITE μ
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WOLFEITE    Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
2.7 cm specimen width. Wolfeite, dark red, in Triphylite

WOLFEITE
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WULFENITE    Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH
1 mm yellow, tabular, Wulfenite crystal on quartz

WULFENITE μ
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WYLLIEITE Group    Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH
10 mm field of view

WYLLIEITE Group
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XANTHOXENITE    Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.1 mm xanthoxenite crystals on rockbridgeite

XANTHOXENITE μ
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XENOTIME    Smoky quartz site, N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
0.6 mm pale orange bipyramidal Xenotime crystal

XENOTIME μ *
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ZANAZZIITE   Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
4.5 mm field of view

ZANAZZIITE μ *
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ZINNWALDITE group    Water Pocket, Blackberry Crossing, Albany, NH
1.1 cm hexagonal, zoned, Zinnwaldite crystal

ZINNWALDITE group
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ZIRCON   Aggregate Industries Quarry, Raymond, NH
0.8 mm zircon crystal

ZIRCON μ
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ZOISITE   Crushed Stone Quarry, Westmoreland, NH
6 mm parallel crystal group

ZOISITE
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