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RHODOCHROSITE   Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.05 mm rhodochrosite balls on siderite.

Species:           RHODOCHROSITE
Locality:          Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 0.05 mm rhodochrosite balls on siderite.
Field Collected: Steve & Janet Cares
Catalog No.: u589
Notes: Label on Steve & Janet Cares original micro-mount box: "Coll., 1976. 6.3.4-3.6 Fizz HCl, X-RAY HU 1994" (HU = Harvard University)
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RHODOCHROSITE   Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH
2.2 mm field of view. 0.1 to 0.2 mm rhodochrosite balls on rhombic siderite crystals.
Species:           RHODOCHROSITE  
Locality:          Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 2.2 mm field of view. 0.1 to 0.2 mm rhodochrosite balls on rhombic siderite crystals.
Field Collected: Forrest Fogg ex. Gordon Jackson
Catalog No.: u1435
Notes: Rhodochrosite confirmed by EDS analysis . Small Al and Si peaks are due to surface contamination.
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RHODOCHROSITE    Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.2 mm pale-pink balls of rhodochrosite on siderite
Species:           RHODOCHROSITE  
Locality:          Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 0.2 mm pale-pink balls of rhodochrosite on siderite
Field Collected: From tub of Palermo rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore
Catalog No.: u1919
Notes:
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RHODOCHROSITE - ferroan    Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH
5.5 mm field of view
Species:           RHODOCHROSITE - ferroan  
Locality:          Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 5.5 mm field of view
Field Collected: Dana Jewel - May, 1989
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen
Notes: An EDS analysis indicated a very iron rich rhodochrosite. (Carbon and oxygen do not show on this plot.)
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RHODOCHROSITE - ferroan    Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH
6.2 mm field of view
Species:           RHODOCHROSITE - ferroan  
Locality:          Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 6.2 mm field of view
Field Collected: Dana Jewel - May, 1989
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen
Notes: Another view on this ferroan rhodochrosite specimen.
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RHODOCHROSITE - ferroan    Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH
4.3 mm field of view
Species:           RHODOCHROSITE - ferroan  
Locality:          Valencia Mine, N. Groton, NH
Specimen Size: 4.3 mm field of view
Field Collected: Dana Jewel - May, 1989
Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen
Notes: Another view on this ferroan rhodochrosite specimen.