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Species: MORAESITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 cm specimen with 2 cm zone of chalk-white moraesite. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: 1729 Notes: Botryoids of zanazziite are in the upper right. |
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Species: MORAESITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Zoom view of specimen 1729, 3 mm field of view. Feathery radial moraesite clusters Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: 1729 Notes: The moraesite in this photo appears somewhat gray due to the need to reduce the luminance of the brilliant bright white moraesite to show the mineral structure. |
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Species: MORAESITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm, 5 mm and 1 mm field of views. Field Collected: Acquired by Gene Bearss - 1992 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Moraesite has a very silky texture. |
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Species: MOREASITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm field of view. Brilliant white fibrous moraesite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer (Oct. 2010) Catalog No.: u1160 Notes: No fluorescence observed, so moraesite, not uralolite. This is the first report of moraesite at the Chickering Mine. There are many water clear apatite crystals on this micro specimen. |
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Species: MORAESITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Radial sprays of moraesite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1176 Notes: Moraesite indicated by EDS analysis. Note the EDS detector is not responsive to berylium. Minor Al, Fe, Mn believed to be contaminants. |
Species: MORAESITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm moraesite spray Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1176 Notes: Photo from a stack of 150 images. |
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Species: MORAESITE Locality: E. E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH Specimen Size: 3 cm high specimen Field Collected: Inge Burggraf Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire specimen and photo Notes: |