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Species: KYANITE Locality: Park Hill, south side, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 6.5 cm specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - August, 2001 Catalog No.: 1253 Notes: While searching for the Morril staurolite locality, Park Hill, Westmoreland, I found a quartz seam in the shist with these kyanite blades. I have searched for the Morrill Poocham Rd., Westmoreland kyanite locality, but never found it. There may be a house on this spot. |
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Species: KYANITE Locality: Park Hill, south side, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm across specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - August, 2001 Catalog No.: 1258 Notes: A colorful mineral for New Hampshire. |
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Species: GYPSUM Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 2.0 mm field of view - top photo Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2007 Catalog No.: TBC Notes: The 1.5 cm host specimen is very oxidized. A visual identification. |
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Species: KRYZHANOVSKITE Locality: Valencia Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: Top photo, the lower complete xl facet is ~0.43 mm across. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: Kryhanovskite chemistry from mindat.org is (Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3 . Chemistry from EDS analysis of this specimen is Fe1.31Mn 0.66Mg0.28P2.0O10.9 , normalized for 2 P. The (Fe + Mn) is low for the 2 P normalization for kryhanovskite. The literature does not have a kryhanovskite analysis that includes Mg. The sarcopside chemistry could also be considered: (Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)3(PO4)2 . |
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Species: CALCITE Locality: Redstone Granite Quarry, Conway, NH Specimen Size: Top photo 3 mm calcite crystal, others as captioned. Field Collected: Les Hitchings. Acquired by Don Dallaire from Kevin Downing in 2017 Catalog No.: Don Dallaire # 4355 Notes: Calcite crystals are uncommon in NH miarolitic cavities. |
Species: CHALCANTHITE ? Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: Forrest Fogg material - from unsorted box of small chunks Catalog No.: u2672 Notes: Grain pushed into drop of muriatic acid disolved slowly with a few bubbles. Smithsonite and aurichalcite might also be considered here. The black, granular, mineral adjacent to the blue-green mineral is unidentified. Aurichalcite is not reported from Palermo. Milky hexagonal apatite crystals, fluorescent orange in LW UV, are most of the matrix. |
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Species: PSEUDOMALACHITE with Wulfenite? Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm green ball Field Collected: Uncertain Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken collection specimen Notes: The pseudomalachite and wulfenite are visual identifications by Bob. [tm] I am quite skeptical of the wulfenite, and think malachite should be considered for the green ball. |
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Species: QUARTZ Locality: Rt 101 Road Cut, Raymond, NH Specimen Size: 4.2 cm milky, double terminated, floater, crystal Field Collected: Ralph Lingard (1915 - 2005) Catalog No.: 599 Notes: I bought this at the June, 1988 Gilsum Rock Swap from Ralph Lingard for $1.00. I was surprised that Ralph was willing to sell this perfect, self-collected, crystal for $1.00. Ralph was a long time, most energetic, field collector. This crystal epitomizes a classic quartz crystal habit. |
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Species: MAGNETITE Locality: Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm magnetite crystal Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: |
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Species: BERYLLONITE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6.4 mm field of view Field Collected: Gene Bearss ? Catalog No.: An Anna Wilken specimen acquired from Pat Parker Notes: Only known beryllonite specimen that I have seen from Charles Davis. Specimen exhibits "cog wheel" habit. |
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Species: WARDITE Locality: Charles Davis Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm wardite group Field Collected: Bob Wilken - Dec. 2006 Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes: |