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GADOLINITE-(Y,Ce) N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 2 mm tall gadolinite-(Y,Ce) crystal group GADOLINITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 2 mm gadolinite crystal	Species: GADOLINITE-(Y,Ce) Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm tall gadolinite-(Y,Ce) crystal group, two views Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 644 Notes:
GADOLINITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 1.8 mm gadolinite crystal	Species: GADOLINITE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm gadolinite crystal on quartz Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - May, 1989 Catalog No.: u087 Notes: Reference: "Pegmatite and Miarolitic Cavity Minerals of North Sugarloaf Mountain Bethlehem New Hampshire", Whittemore and Janules, Rocks & Minerals, Vol. 65, No. 4. "SEM EDS analysis .... showed compositions intermediate between gadolinite-(Y) and gadolinite-(Ce)"
GADOLINITE-Ce Smoky Quartz Locale, N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 7.5 mm vertical cluster GADOLINITE-Ce Smoky Quartz Locale, N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 7.5 mm vertical cluster	Species: GADOLINITE-Ce Locality: Smoky Quartz Locale, N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 7.5 mm vertical cluster Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 1984 Catalog No.: TBC Notes: Two photos, both with SOLUX lighting, but second with diffuser. A polished grain EDS analyses from this specimen indicated Ce > Y or Nd, so this is gadolinite-Ce. Al Falster (Maine Mineral Museum lab) provided this EDS analyses on a Don Dallaire specimen collected by Mike Undercofler.
GADOLINITE-Nd N. Sugarloaf smoky quartz locale, Bethlehem, NH 17 mm specimen	Species: GADOLINITE-Nd Locality: N. Sugarloaf smoky quartz locale, Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 17 mm specimen Field Collected: Mike Undercofler Catalog No.: Don Dallaire specimen #XX. Don Dallaire photo. Notes: Gadolinite-Nd identification by Al Falster, 9/21.