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The Joppa Hill, Amherst vesuvianite has been known since the mid 1800's. A line drawing of a Joppa Hill vesuvianite was included in Dana's 1844 Mineralogy In 1799, Rene Just Haüy introduced the name "idocrase", which was formerly a popular name.
VESUVIANITE on Grossular Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH 1.6 cm group of nut-brown parallel growth vesuvianite crystals.	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 cm group of nut-brown parallel growth vesuvianite crystals. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes:
VESUVIANITE on Grossular Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH 0.8 cm double terminated vesuvianite crystal on 1.8 cm grossular garnet with minor pale green diopside.	Species: VESUVIANITE on Grossular Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 cm double terminated vesuvianite crystal on 1.8 cm grossular garnet with minor pale green diopside. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
VESUVIANITE on Grossular Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH 0.8 cm double terminated vesuvianite crystal on 1.8 cm grossular garnet with minor pale green diopside.	Species: VESUVIANITE on Grossular - another view Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 cm double terminated vesuvianite crystal on 1.8 cm grossular garnet with minor pale green diopside. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes:
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill Skarn Locality, Amherst, NH 14 cm specimen with brown prismatic vesuvianite crystals etched out from calcite filled cavity.	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill Skarn Locality, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 14 cm specimen with brown prismatic vesuvianite crystals etched out from calcite filled cavity. Small pale-green blades of clinozoisite are also present. Milky blob in center is residual calcite. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer, 1988 Catalog No.: 726 Notes:
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH 9 mm vesuvianite crystal in quartz.	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 9 mm vesuvianite crystal in quartz. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes:
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH 2 cm field of view	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 728 Notes:
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 2 cm specimen VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 2 cm specimen	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 2 cm specimen Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 816 Notes: Second photo is from a stacked image set. Color on second photo is more accurate.
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH 2.3 cm specimen.	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 cm specimen. Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 755 Notes:
VESUVIANITE Warren, NH 6 cm specimen VESUVIANITE Warren, NH 4 cm zoom view VESUVIANITE Warren, NH specimen labels	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Warren, NH Specimen Size: 6 cm specimen. Zoom view is 4 cm. Field Collected: ex. Arthur L. Flagg (d. 1961) collection Catalog No.: 1862 Notes: Purchased from David H Garskey (Sept. 2013). Garskey purchased specimen from dealer, "Mineral Zone" 2012. I do have some concern about the validity of the Warren provenance of this specimen. A Harvard vesuvianite specimen from Beach Hill, Warren, NH, mindat.org link has a much browner coloration. The color, form, and luster of this Warren specimen are close to the typical vesuvianite from the Webster Quarry, Sanford, ME. I understand that old specimens from obscure/lost localities can get miss-labeled at some point in their multi-owner history. Perhaps some more Warren skarn specimens will come to light in the future to correlate with this one.
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 6 mm crystal on black balsa post	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm crystal on black balsa post Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u1473 Notes:
VESUVIANITE Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH 12 mm field of view	Species: VESUVIANITE Locality: Joppa Hill Locale, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 12 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: u2518 Notes: Collected from residential lot site off Pulpit Rd., August 2021.