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BASTNASITE embedded in arfvedsonite Hurricane Mtn., Conway, NH Largest crystal is 1.1 mm	Species: BASTNASITE embedded in arfvedsonite. Locality: Hurricane Mtn., Conway, NH Specimen Size: Largest crystal is 1.1 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: [BW} "I find this one rather interesting and consider it to be more primary to the emplacement of the various species. Most of the free-standing ones seem to be secondary and are usually half this size."
BASTNASITE-Ce Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH 0.4 mm double terminated, prismatic, crystal	Species: BASTNASITE-Ce Locality: Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm double terminated, prismatic, crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: u2752 Notes: An EDS on another Hurricane Mtn. bastnasite specimen confirmed the identification and showed a moderate Nd content, approaching the bastnasite-Nd composition.
BASTNASITE-Ce Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH 1.1 mm field of view	Species: BASTNASITE-Ce Locality: Hurricane Mtn, Conway, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: u2753 Notes: Bastnasite-Ce with arfvedsonite crystals in albite vug.
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