New Gallery #190

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #190.
STILBITE Rt. 101 - 101A Road cut Amherst-Milford, NH 2.5 cm tall specimen	Species: STILBITE Locality: Rt. 101 - 101A Road cut Amherst-Milford, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm tall specimen Field Collected: Don Dallaire - 1997 Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire specimen #2333, and photo Notes:
AUTUNITE Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, NH 2.5 cm tall specimen AUTUNITE Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, NH close up view	Species: AUTUNITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm tall specimen Field Collected: Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire specimen #3994, and photo Notes: [dd] The autunite crystals completely cover a small smoky quartz crystal. I acquired this from Bill Metropolis in May 2016 from specimens he got from Bob Whitmore.
RUTILE Holt's Ledge, Lyme, NH 2.6 cm specimen RUTILE Holt's Ledge, Lyme, NH close up view	Species: RUTILE Locality: Holt's Ledge, Lyme, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Dallaire -1986 Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire specimen #1961, and photo Notes: The rutile crystal is red-brown crystal in the center of the close-up view. The black prisms are tourmaline.
ANATASE Union Mine, Groton, NH 0.6 mm crystal	Species: ANATASE Locality: Union Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: [bw] This is the only specimen that I have from there. [tm] Mindat.org lists 7 Union Mines .... Union #2 through Union #8. Phillip Morrill states this is a "very old" mica mine and indicates a date of 1888.
PYRITE Rt 110 Road Cut, Dummer, NH 2 cm (vertical) crystal cluster	Species: PYRITE Locality: Rt 110 Road Cut, Dummer, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm (vertical) crystal cluster Field Collected: Don Swenson - 1999 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: Normally brassy pyrite has an oxide coating
PYRITE Rt 110 Road Cut, Dummer, NH 2.1 cm crystal	Species: PYRITE Locality: Rt 110 Road Cut, Dummer, NH Specimen Size: 2.1 cm crystal Field Collected: Don Swenson - 1999 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: For this locality, a large, no matrix, octahedral habit pyrite crystal.
PYRITE Rt 110 Road Cut, Dummer, NH 2.6 cm specimen	Species: PYRITE Locality: Rt 110 Road Cut, Dummer, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson - 1999 Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes:
BERTRANDITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 1.1 mm crystal, appears to be a parallel co-joined pair	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm crystal, appears to be a parallel co-joined pair Field Collected: Leroy Grant - 1970's Catalog No.: u2700 Notes: Red tint due to oxide staining. Matrix is albite crystals. Bertrandite appears to be uncommon at the Government Pit. No photos on mindat.org, 5/2024.
BERTRANDITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 0.9 mm field of view	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 0.9 mm field of view Field Collected: Leroy Grant - 1970's Catalog No.: u2700 Notes: Red tint due to oxide staining.
BERTRANDITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 2 mm field of view Quartz crystal with BERTRANDITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 4.5 inch smoky quartz crystal. Tan areas have micro bertrandite crystals.	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view Field Collected: Leroy Grant - 1970's Catalog No.: Gifted Notes: I have been cleaning and reviewing a few remaining large pieces in a tub of G Pit specimens that I got from the Leroy Grant collection in 2018. One was a 4.5 inch smoky quartz crystal (2nd photo), mostly the root section. Saw some sparkle in the tan areas, so looked under the scope... many dozen (hundreds?) of bertrandite crystals ! Very lustrous at different orientations, so difficult to get a photo without one mirror face. Bertrandite appears to be uncommon from the Government Pit. No photos on mindat.org.