Parker Mtn. Mine Gallery

Parker Mtn. Mine, (Buzzo Mine, Foss Mine) Center Strafford, NH Mineral Gallery Return to mindatnh front page. Click on image for larger view
Set 2: Beudantite - Eucryptite Go to Parker Mine species: Albite - Beryl ; Fairfieldite - Kaolinite Kryhanovskite - Schorl Scorodite - Zircon
BEUDANTITE / CORKITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Beudantite crystals approx. 0.1 mm, crystal groups about 0.2 mm.	Species: BEUDANTITE / CORKITE PbFe₃[(AsS)O₄]₂(OH,H₂O)₆ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: Beudantite crystals approx. 0.1 mm, crystal groups about 0.2 mm. Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1979) Catalog No.: u1138 Notes: Beudantite/Corkite indicated by EDS analysis. (Intermediate Beudantite/Corkite.) The S peak is buried under the Pb peak. The main As peak is beyond the right edge of the plot. This is the only lead containing mineral known from the Parker Mtn. Mine.
BEUDANTITE/CORKITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 0.2 mm beudantite/corkite crystal	Species: BEUDANTITE/CORKITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.2 mm beudantite/corkite crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: u1138 Notes: Close-up of beudantite/corkite crystal on my NH display specimen.
BEUDANTITE/CORKITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 0.1 mm beudantite/corkite crystals	Species: BEUDANTITE/CORKITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.1 mm beudantite/corkite crystals Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: u1138 Notes: Close-up of beudantite/corkite crystals on my NH display specimen. This photo has a lot of glare, but it does highlight crystal form elements that are not present in my other close-up photo.
BEUDANTITE-CORKITE ? Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 3.7 mm field of view	Species: BEUDANTITE-CORKITE ? Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 3.7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken - 2021 Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo # PMUK09AS Notes: Habit of these small crystals is similar to analyzed Gene Bearss Parker specimen, but Gene's is orange-red. A Gene Bearss collected example from Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH is a similar yellow color. EDS planned.
Biotite group Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 9 cm specimen with 2 cm black biotite embedded in muscovite with schorl	Species: Biotite group Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 9 cm specimen with 2 cm black biotite embedded in muscovite with schorl Field Collected: Dana Morong Catalog No.: A Dana Morong specimen Notes:
CALCIOTANTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.5 mm pale olive-green calciotantite crystal on albite	Species: CALCIOTANTITE CaTa₄O₁₁ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm pale olive-green calciotantite crystal on albite Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: u1098 Notes: Calciotantite indicated by EDS analysis. The EDS analysis indicated a calcium content too low to be microlite, NaCaTa₂O₆(OH).
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 5 cm specimen of sub-metalic cassiterite in feldspar.	Species: CASSITERITE SnO₂ 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.: 1741 Notes: Gift from Gene Bearss.
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.8 mm cassiterite crystal.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm cassiterite crystal. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes:
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Pair of cassiterite crystals in feldspar. Largest crystal is 2 mm.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: Pair of cassiterite crystals in feldspar. Largest crystal is 2 mm. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: It is difficult to get much definition on these black crystals on a white background.
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 1.3 mm crystals in cleavelandite vug	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm crystals in cleavelandite vug Field Collected: Dana Morong Catalog No.: A Dana Morong collection specimen Notes:
COLUMBITE-(Fe) Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 8 cm specimen with 2.5 cm plate of submetallic columbite-(Fe)	Species: COLUMBITE-(Fe) FeNb₂O₆ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen with 2.5 cm plate of submetallic columbite-(Fe) Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: Notes: An EDS analysis indicated the iron dominant columbite series member.
COLUMBITE-(Fe) Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Approximate 3 mm crystal group on cleavelandite	Species: COLUMBITE-(Fe) Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: Approximate 3 mm crystal group on cleavelandite Field Collected: Don Swenson Catalog No.: A Don Swenson collection specimen Notes:
COLUMBITE-(Fe) Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.6 mm columbite blade crystal in cleavelandite vug	Species: COLUMBITE-(Fe) Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm columbite blade crystal in cleavelandite vug Field Collected: Dana Morong Catalog No.: A Dana Morong collection specimen Notes:
COLUMBITE-(Fe) Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.7 mm group of columbite crystals in cleavelandite vug	Species: COLUMBITE-(Fe) Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm group of columbite crystals in cleavelandite vug Field Collected: Dana Morong Catalog No.: A Dana Morong collection specimen Notes:
COLUMBITE-Fe Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 0.3 mm crystal	Species: COLUMBITE-Fe Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken - 2021 Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: Nice photo of a tiny crystal
COOKEITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.2 mm spheres of cream colored cookeite on quartz. 2.5 mm field of view.	Species: COOKEITE LiAl₄(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.2 mm spheres of cream colored cookeite on quartz. 2.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: u1033 Notes: Cookeite reported from the Parker Mtn. Mine by Meyers and Stewart The Geology of New Hampshire, Part III Minrerals and Mines , Table 1, pg 84. The occurrence of cookeite at the Parker Mtn. Mine is solely responsible for the inclusion of this species in previous NH species lists.
COOKEITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 8 mm field of view. Spheres of cookeite on quartz crystal.	Species: COOKEITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 8 mm field of view. Spheres of cookeite on quartz crystal. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
COOKEITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2.2 cm specimen. Cookeite on quartz crystals.	Species: COOKEITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 cm specimen. Cookeite on quartz crystals. Field Collected: Neil Santerre Catalog No.: u1450 Notes:
COOKEITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.0 field of view	Species: COOKEITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 field of view. Lusterus cookeite clusters on tip of quartz crystal Field Collected: Neil Santerre Catalog No.: u1450 Notes: My expectation for capturing much definition of these lusterus micaeous cookeite balls was low. Even with diffused fluorescent lighting my expectation proved correct. (A stack of 105 images.) The first report of cookeite at the Parker Mtn. Mine that I found was Geology of New Hampshire - Part III Minerals and Mines by Meyers and Stewart, Table 1, pg 84. No supporting reference is cited. Rocks & Minerals 1989, Vol. 64, #6 includes cookeite in a report on Parker Mtn. Mine. In this note, Dana Morong reported the minerals found at Parker by Phillip Foster. It is unknown how the how/if the identification was confirmed. Mindat.org lists two polytypes of cookeite: Cookeite-1A, triclinic and cookeite-2M, monoclinic. Unknown which "flavor" this Parker Mtn. occurrence is.
'CYMATOLITE' Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4 cm specimen	Species: 'CYMATOLITE' Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 cm specimen Field Collected: Purchased, 1994 Catalog No.: 827 Notes: Cymatolite is a replacement of spodumene by a mixture of muscovite and albite. So this specimen is technically a pseudomorph.
'CYMATOLITE' Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 7 cm crystal	Species: 'CYMATOLITE' Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 7 cm crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1978 Catalog No.: TBC Notes:
'CYMATOLITE' Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 3 cm crystal	Species: 'CYMATOLITE' Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 3 cm crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1978 Catalog No.: TBC Notes:
DIADOCHITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 4 mm field of view. Globular red-orange "jelly" diadochite	Species: DIADOCHITE Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH) · 6H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view. Globular red-orange "jelly" diadochite Field Collected: Gene Bearss - 1979 Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen Notes: Other occurrences of NH "diadochite" have been shown by EDS analysis to contain no sulfur, so NOT diadochite. This sample has not been analyzed, so leaving it here as Gene identified it, but I [tm] regard the ID with great suspicion.
ELEONORITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 1.7 mm field of view. Spray of eleonorite crystals.	Species: ELEONORITE Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 mm field of view. Spray of eleonorite crystals. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss specimen, now part of the Maine Mineral Museum collection. Originally identified as beraunite Notes:
EUCRYPTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 8 cm specimen	Species: EUCRYPTITE LiAlSiO₄ Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1375 Notes: Massive gray eucryptite is not particularly remarkable.
EUCRYPTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 8 cm specimen. UV light view of above specimen.	Species: EUCRYPTITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1375 Notes: UV light view of above specimen. Eucruptite has a bright rose-color fluorescence.
EUCRYPTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite	Species: EUCRYPTITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1369 Notes:
EUCRYPTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite - SW fluorescent light	Species: EUCRYPTITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 cm specimen of massive Eucryptite - SW fluorescent light Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 1369 Notes:
EUCRYPTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 7.5 cm eucryptite crystal EUCRYPTITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Eucryptite crystal, end view (4.5 cm across)	Species: EUCRYPTITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 7.5 cm eucryptite crystal - two views Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 8 inch specimen with embedded spodumene crystal altering to eucryptite	Species: EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 8 inch specimen with embedded spodumene crystal altering to eucryptite Field Collected: Andrew Mortimer (grandson) Catalog No.: An Andrew Mortimer specimen Notes: From October 2023 field trip. Terminated crystal prism in lower portion of specimen. A nice find for a locality heavily collected for many decades. SW UV shows altering zones of rose red fluorescing eucryptite within prismatic crystal. An iPhone photo.
EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 2 inch specimen of spodumene crystal section altering to eucryptite	Species: EUCRYPTITE in altered Spodumene Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 2 inch specimen of spodumene crystal section altering to eucryptite Field Collected: Andrew Mortimer (grandson) Catalog No.: An Andrew Mortimer specimen Notes: From October 2023 field trip. A broken crystal section from the backside of the above specimen. SW UV shows altering zones of rose red fluorescing eucryptite. An iPhone photo.
Go to Parker Mine species: Albite - Beryl Beudantite - Eucryptite (this page) ; Fairfieldite - Kaolinite Kryhanovskite - Schorl Scorodite - Zircon