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Species: CLINOZOISITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm terminated clinozoisite crystal in bed of diopside crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: |
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Species: PHENAKITE Locality: Upper adit pit, Iron Mtn., Bartlett, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm clear phenakite crystal. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: U1022 Notes: |
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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.: Notes: |
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Species: MESSELITE Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 mm field of view. Pale-tan spears of messelite. Field Collected: A Bob Wilken specimen Catalog No.: Notes: Lack of contrast made this a difficult specimen to photograph. |
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Species: HEMATITE Locality: Mine Ledge, Surry, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: |
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Species: HEMATITE Locality: Mine Ledge, Surry, NH Specimen Size: 4.5 cm specimen. Field Collected: Kevin Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: |
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Species: PARGASITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 cm group of dark-green pargasite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: U229 Notes:The EDS analysis plot has been reviewed by a well published mineralogist knowledgeable in the amphibole group. It is his opinion that this Joppa Hill amphibole is pargasite. An earlier analyst opinion was that this mineral was ferrohornblende, a close relative amphibole species. |
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Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 cm group of nut-brown parallel growth vesuvianite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: |