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FLUORAPATITE on Hydroxylherderite Keyes Mine, Orange, NH 10 mm field of view. Powder-blue cluster of fluorapatite crystals on bed of hydroxylherderite	Species: FLUORAPATITE on Hydroxylherderite Locality: Keyes Mine, Orange, NH Specimen Size: 10 mm field of view. Powder-blue cluster of fluorapatite crystals on bed of hydroxylherderite Field Collected: Dana Jewell Catalog No.: u1363 Notes:
APATITE-(CaF) Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 6 mm field of view. Botryodal, cream-colored apatite with clear quartz crystals	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view. Botryodal, cream-colored apatite with clear quartz crystals Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1031 Notes: A qualitative EDS analysis identified the species as apatite, but did not differentiate apatite-CaF vs. apatite-CaOH: Analysis: P (2.01) = 949; Ca (3.69) = 1793; Mn (5.90) = 79; Fe (6.40) = 91; Background 3/10 = 61/14 A subsequent WDS analysis during the summer 2013 clearly showed these apatite balls to be fluorapatite, apatite-CaF. The radial structure of these balls is visable in the top right of the photo.
APATITE-(CaF) Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 0.4 mm botryodal, cream-colored apatite ball on quartz.	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm botryodal, cream-colored apatite ball on quartz. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1031 Notes: Another view from specimen u1031
APATITE-(CaF) Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Pale green apatite crystals to 1.3 cm in quartz matrix.	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH Specimen Size: Pale green apatite crystals to 1.3 cm in quartz matrix. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 2013 Catalog No.: 1865 Notes: This apatite fluoresces pale yellow. Although Phillip Morrill's New Hampshire Mines and Mineral Localities booklet does list appatite for the Richmond Soapstone Quarry, I have not seen apatite from there previous to 2013. Not outstanding as a New Hampshire apatite specimen, but an interesting locality occurrence. I did not recognize the apatite until after I brought the specimen home, so perhaps more diligent collecting in this milky quartz rock-matrix would produce better examples.
APATITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2 mm field of view. Clear-milky tabular apatite crystals with no prism faces.	Species: APATITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view. Clear-milky tabular apatite crystals with no prism faces. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Identification by Bob Janules.
APATITE var Manganapatite Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2.2 cm chunk of massive, forrest-green, manganapatite	Species: APATITE var Manganapatite Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 cm chunk of massive, forrest-green, manganapatite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u335 - backside Notes: Fluorapatite var. manganapatite is relatively common on the dumps of the Parker Mtn. Mine. Masses of this mineral approach many inches across.
APATITE var Manganapatite Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 10 cm specimen of manganapatite in pegmatite. APATITE var Manganapatite Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 10 cm specimen of manganapatite in pegmatite, SW UV photo. Manganapatite is yellow. Bright green is autunite.	Species: APATITE var Manganapatite Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 10 cm specimen of manganapatite in pegmatite, daylight & SW UV photos. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH A 1.67 mm fluorapatite xl	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: A 1.67 mm fluorapatite xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Fluorapatite01 Notes: Bob reported that these clear fluorapatite crystals are fluorescent a pale yellow.
FLUORAPATITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.05 mm fluorapatite xl in middle	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.05 mm fluorapatite xl in middle Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Fluorapatite02 Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.54 mm fluorapatite xl	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.54 mm fluorapatite xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Fluorapatite02 Notes:
APATITE-(CaF) EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH 0.8 mm intersecting pair of color-zoned apatite crystals	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm intersecting pair of color-zoned apatite crystals Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1465 Notes:
APATITE-(CaF) EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH 4 mm pale-blue apatite crystal with muscovite	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm pale-blue apatite crystal with muscovite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u756 Notes:
APATITE-(CaF) EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH 1.6 mm apatite crystal group with clear whitlockite crystal below	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 mm apatite crystal group Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
APATITE-(CaF) EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH 1.6 mm apatite crystal	Species: APATITE-(CaF) Locality: EE Smith Mine, Alexandria, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 mm apatite crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes:
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