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Best photos on mindatnh.org for each species.     Alphabetical listing   From the collections of Tom Mortimer & friends.
Photos may be updated as better choices become available.     In many cases there were several good candidates for best photo, so my choices were somewhat subjective.
Species with a light blue border are from the NH "Rare and Uncommon" gallery and have a high confidence of a correct identification.
Species with a mustard yellow border are from the NH "Rare and Uncommon" gallery and have a fair confidence of a correct identification.
Caption link will take you to page for species and link to more photos in gallery.    Links to "Rare & Uncommon" will require scroll down to desired species.
A μ following the species name indicates this is a micro-mineral specimen with a field of view less than a few millimeters. Most nice crystal examples are micros.
A following the species name is a link to EDS data for this specimen. Confirmation data is provided for less common species.
A * following the species name indicates a reference is provided to analyses of similar specimens from this locality.
A following the species name is a link to another photo of this species or UV of this specimen.
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ILMENITE   N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
5 mm crystal

ILMENITE
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ISHIKAWAITE   Oliver Trench, Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH
3.5 mm field of view

ISHIKAWAITE μ  
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JAHNSITE (group)    Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
1.5 mm field of view. Jahnsite: honey colored prismatic crystals.

JAHNSITE (group) μ
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JAROSITE   Morse Brook, Easton, NH
3 cm specimen. Jarosite is yellow powdery crust formed from weathering pyrite.

JAROSITE  
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KAHLERITE    Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
1 mm field of view. Tiny rectangular, paper-thin, plates of kahlerite.

KAHLERITE
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KAOLINITE    Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
8 cm specimen of feldspar matrix with thin, chalk-white, crust of kaolinite on upper half of specimen.

KAOLINITE
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KASOLITE   Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH
1.6 cm specimen

KASOLITE  
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KRYZHANOVSKITE   Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.4 mm dark brown crystal

KRYZHANOVSKITE μ
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KULANITE   Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
2.2 cm specimen. Dark-forrest embedded green blades of kulanite.

KULANITE μ  
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KYANITE    Lyme, NH
3 cm specimen

KYANITE
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LAUEITE   Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 3 N. Groton, NH
1.5 mm field of view

LAUEITE μ
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LAUMONTITE   Rt. 101 - 101A road cut Amherst, NH
1.0 mm laumontite crystal

LAUMONTITE μ
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LAZULITE (Green) with blue scorzalite   Charles Davis Mine, N. Groton, NH
5 mm field of view

LAZULITE (Green)   μ  
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LEFONTITE    Palermo Mine Groton, NH
1.9 mm field of view

LEFONTITE   μ  
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LEPIDOLITE    Chandler Mine, Raymond, NH
3.5 cm specimen.

LEPIDOLITE
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LEUCOPHOSPHITE   Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.4 mm crystal group.

LEUCOPHOSPHITE μ
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LINARITE   Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
1.8 mm field of view

LINARITE    μ
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LITHIOPHILITE    Chandler Mine, Raymond, NH
3.5 cm specimen.

LITHIOPHILITE
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LOLLINGITE    Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH
7 cm, 1.2 lb. specimen of massive lollingite

LOLLINGITE
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LUDLAMITE   Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
1.8 mm field of view

LUDLAMITE    μ
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