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

 Species:           FERGUSONITE-(Y)
Locality:         "Overhang Pocket" Albany Ravine, Albany, NH
Specimen Size: 4 mm brown prismatic crystal
Field Collected: Bob Wilken - 8/11
Catalog No.: u2292
Notes: Fergusonite-(Y) confirmed by EDS analysis. A previous EDS analysis of another specimen from this locality, also collected by Bob Wilken, supported the fergusonite-(Y) identification.The small Na response in this earlier analysis is believed due to an epoxy embedding contaminant.
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FERGUSONITE   Albany Ravine, Albany, NH
1 mm field of view. Black mineral is ilmenite.
 Species:           FERGUSONITE
Locality:          Albany Ravine, Albany, NH
Specimen Size: 1 mm field of view. Yellowish fergusonite on black ilmenite.
Field Collected: Bob Wilken 2020
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo
Notes: A visual ID by Bob based on EDS analysis of similar specimens from the Albany ravine locality.