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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #65.
GOYAZITE - Type 3 Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.5 mm field of view	Species: GOYAZITE - Type 3 Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view Field Collected: From a small box of small rock chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1533 Notes: Palermoite and goedkinite are present on the backside of this specimen.
GOYAZITE - Type 3 Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm field of view	Species: GOYAZITE - Type 3 Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm field of view Field Collected: From a small box of small rock chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1533 Notes:
GOYAZITE - Type 1 Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 7 mm field of view	Species: GOYAZITE - Type 1 Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen and photo Notes:
GREIFENSTEINITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.3 mm pale green greifensteinite balls	Species: GREIFENSTEINITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm pale green greifensteinite balls Field Collected: Terry Crowell Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
GREIFENSTEINITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.2 mm pale green greifensteinite cluster	Species: GREIFENSTEINITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 mm pale green greifensteinite cluster Field Collected: Walter Lane material Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
GREIFENSTEINITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm pale green greifensteinite cluster	Species: GREIFENSTEINITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm pale green greifensteinite cluster Field Collected: Walter Lane material Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes:
GOYAZITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Type 2 goyazite. 1.7 mm field of view GOYAZITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.7 mm field of view - alternate lighting angle	Species: GOYAZITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Type 2 goyazite. 1.7 mm field of view Field Collected: From a box of small rock chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: TBC Notes: An interesting characteristic of some of these type 2 pseudocubes is the brilliant white reflection observed when the incident light is at a critical angle. This is illustrated in these two views, the same cluster at two different incident light angles.
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 0.6 mm phosphophyllite crystal	Species: PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm phosphophyllite crystal Field Collected: ex. Jim Warner specimen Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes: Spiky white matrix is thought to be messelite.
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Focused on a triplet of xls 0.8 mm long perched on a fluffy goyazite ball while managing to include ball-like mass of numerous xls	Species: PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: Focused on a triplet of xls 0.8 mm long perched on a fluffy goyazite ball while managing to include ball-like mass of numerous xls Field Collected: Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes:
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.2 mm phosphophyllite ball	Species: PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm phosphophyllite ball Field Collected: Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes:
VIVIANITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 6 mm field of view	Species: VIVIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm field of view Field Collected: From a crate of phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: TBC Notes: This specimen has been cleaned with iron-out and ultrasonic, but still has some residue coating. The matrix was quite frayable, so I quit will I still had some!
BERAUNITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 3.7 mm field of view. Beraunite "fur" filling vug in limonite	Species: BERAUNITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.7 mm field of view. Beraunite "fur" filling vug in limonite Field Collected: Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: u1547 Notes:
BRAZILIANITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH The crystal on the left is 1.6 mm	Species: BRAZILIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: The crystal on the left is 1.6 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes:
BRAZILIANITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 3 mm brazilianite crystal mass	Species: BRAZILIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3 mm brazilianite crystal mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes: Without the termination reflections, it would be difficult to visualize this group.
BRAZILIANITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2 mm wide brazilianite group	Species: BRAZILIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm wide brazilianite group Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes:
BRAZILIANITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH A 1 mm pair of brazilianite crystals	Species: BRAZILIANITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: A 1 mm pair of brazilianite crystals, a visual ID. Field Collected: From a crate of phosphate rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: TBC Notes: When I showed this specimen to Bob Janules on 11/15/14, he thought it appeared more like palermoite than brazilianite, based upon the other minerals present.