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Photos recently added to NH species galleries.
Pink border photos are specimens from other collectors as noted.
Highslide JS
Locality: Ham/Weeks Mine, Wakefield, NH

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
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Notes: Gene's label on this specimen is "Columbite and Samarskite ?" Field collected 1979.
Highslide JS
Locality: Warren, NH

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?
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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."
Highslide JS
Locality: Warren, NH

Species:           MOLYBDENITE
Locality:          Warren, NH
Specimen Size: 1.5 cm specimen of hexagonal silvery molybdenite crystal on white quartz.
Field Collected: L. L. Hubbard?
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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."
Highslide JS
Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH

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
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Notes: Gift from Gene Bearss.
Highslide JS
Locality: Worthy Hill power line pegmatite, Goffstown, NH

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
Highslide JS
Locality: Mt. Monadnock Graphite Mine, Jaffrey, NH

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
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Notes: A sign on the "Cliff Walk Trail" marks this locality.
Highslide JS
Locality: Mt. Monadnock Graphite Mine, Jaffrey, NH

Species:           GRAPHITE
Locality:          Mt. Monadnock Graphite Mine, Jaffrey, NH
Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen of solid massive graphite.
Field Collected: Kevin Mortimer
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Highslide JS
Locality: Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH

Species:           MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE
Locality:          Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, NH
Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen of solid massive graphite.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
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Notes: This material is the "soapstone" that was quarried at the Richmond locale.
Highslide JS
Locality: Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH

Species:           TITANITE
Locality:          Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH
Specimen Size: Group of titanite crystals. Forward facing crystal is 2 mm.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
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Highslide JS
Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH

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.
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Notes: EDS analysis pending on this specimen. More kulanite photos added to kulanite gallery.