New Gallery #201

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #201.
PYROMORPHITE Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH 2.2 mm field of view	Species: PYROMORPHITE Locality: Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Gene Bears Catalog No.: TBC Notes: From a bucket of Gene Bearss collected samples. This steep bipyramid pyromrphite habit is one of several seen from the Mineral Hill locality. Also considered cerrussite as an ID, but no fizz in acid carbonate test.
PYROMORPHITE Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH 1.8 mm field of view	Species: PYROMORPHITE Locality: Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm field of view Field Collected: Gene Bears Catalog No.: TBC Notes: From a bucket of Gene Bearss collected samples. Gray pyromorphite hexagonal crystals with white cap end faces.
APATITE-(CaF) Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH Nice TN. SW UV view APATITE-(CaF) Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH Nice TN. Daylight view	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH Specimen Size: Nice TN. SW UV and daylight views. Field Collected: Matt Butler - 2025 Catalog No.: A Matt Butler specimen and photo Notes:
CALCITE Scribner Rd., Raymond, NH 7.9 cm specimen	Species: CALCITE Locality: Scribner Rd., Raymond, NH Specimen Size: 7.9 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Dallaire - 3/29/80 Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire specimen - #649 and photo Notes: Aragonite, pyrite, galena and siderite were also found at this Scribner Rd. sandpit.
CALCITE Scribner Rd., Raymond, NH 7 cm tall specimen	Species: CALCITE Locality: Scribner Rd., Raymond, NH Specimen Size: 7 cm tall specimen Field Collected: Don Dallaire - 3/29/80 Catalog No.: A Don Dallaire specimen and photo Notes: Another Scribner Rd. locality specimen.
STAUROLITE Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH 1.5 cm specimen	Species: STAUROLITE Locality: Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This area is also known as the Pearl lake staurolite locale. Phillip Morrill's New Hampshire Mines and Mineral Localities booklet (p. 22) refers to it as the "Old Staurolite Locality - (Mink Pond)". Most major museums have a display specimen from this locality. For the past decade (post 2015), a large portion of this locality has been posted as private land.
STAUROLITE Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH 1.7 cm specimen	Species: STAUROLITE Locality: Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This area is also known as the Pearl lake staurolite locale
STAUROLITE Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH 2.5 cm terminated staurolite crystal in 5 cm specimen	Species: STAUROLITE Locality: Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 cm terminated staurolite crystal in 5 cm specimen Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This area is also known as the Pearl lake staurolite locale
ALMANDINE Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH 3.5 cm specimen with 4 to 6 mm garnets	Species: ALMANDINE Locality: Pond Hill, Lisbon, NH Specimen Size: 3.5 cm specimen with 4 to 6 mm garnets Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: Deep red garnets on dark matrix are difficult to photo. This area is also known as the Pearl lake staurolite locale.
FLUORITE Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH 1.3 cm field of view	Species: FLUORITE Locality: Stoddard Mine, Westmoreland, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 cm field of view Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson specimen Notes: This complex crystal group is difficult to visualize. It is a central hidden fluorite crystal cube, with crystal cubes on each face, each of these with a four sided pyramid. These secondary crystals are tetrahexahedrons.