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Photos recently added to NH species galleries. Pink border photos are specimens from other collectors as noted. |
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Species: COLUMBITE & (SAMARSKITE?) Locality: Ham/Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH Specimen Size: 4.6 cm specimen of black sub-metalic columbite-samarskite in pink feldspar. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: Notes: Gene's label on this specimen is "Columbite and Samarskite ?" Field collected 1979. |
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Species: MOLYBDENITE Locality: Warren, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen of silvery molybdenite plates with black tourmaline (Dravite?) in white quartz. Field Collected: L. L. Hubbard? Catalog No.: Notes: Gift from John Jaszczak. Ex. L. L. Hubbard specimen. "DM13268 piece, ex A. E. Seaman Mineral Collection." Unfortunately label provides no more specific locality information than "Warren, NH." |
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Species: MOLYBDENITE Locality: Warren, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 cm specimen of hexagonal silvery molybdenite crystal on white quartz. Field Collected: L. L. Hubbard? Catalog No.: Notes: Gift from John Jaszczak. Ex. L. L. Hubbard specimen. "DM13268 piece, ex A. E. Seaman Mineral Collection." Unfortunately label provides no more specific locality information than "Warren, NH." |
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Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen of sub-metalic cassiterite in feldspar. Field Collected: Gene Bearss 1978 Catalog No.: Notes: Gift from Gene Bearss. |
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Species: ANNITE Locality: Worthy Hill power line pegmatite, Goffstown, NH Specimen Size: 7 cm specimen. Annite (black mica) totally enclosed in muscovite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 887 Notes: Annite verified by EDS analysis. Al must be greater than Si for siderophyllite |
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Species: GRAPHITE Locality: Mt. Monadnock Graphite Mine, Jaffrey, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen of massive graphite. Quartz matrix hidden on rear. Field Collected: Kevin Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: A sign on the "Cliff Walk Trail" marks this locality. |
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Species: GRAPHITE Locality: Mt. Monadnock Graphite Mine, Jaffrey, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen of solid massive graphite. Field Collected: Kevin Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: |
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Species: MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE Locality: Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen of solid massive graphite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: This material is the "soapstone" that was quarried at the Richmond locale. |
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Species: TITANITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH Specimen Size: Group of titanite crystals. Forward facing crystal is 2 mm. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: |
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Species: KULANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1 cm field of view. Group of lustrous, pale-green, bladed kulanite crystals. Field Collected: From crate of Palermo rocks given by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: Notes: EDS analysis pending on this specimen. More kulanite photos added to kulanite gallery. |