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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.
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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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PALERMOITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
2.5 mm field of view. Multiple iron-stained, prismatic, Palermoite crystals, some with goedkenite.
PALERMOITE μ |
PARASCHOLZITE Palermo #1 Mine, Pod 13, Groton, NH
0.6 mm field of view. Tiny, acicular, paracholzite crystals
PARASCHOLZITE μ |
PARAVAUXITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
0.5 mm paravauxite cluster.
PARAVAUXITE μ
ⓘ |
PARGASITE Franconia Iron Mine, Sugar Hill, NH
3 cm specimen of bladed pargasite crystals in chlorite matrix.
PARGASITE
ⓘ |
PARSONSITE Ruggles Mine, Grafton, NH
3.7 cm specimen. Parsonsite is pale, earthy, yellow mineral
PARSONSITE |
PERHAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
10 mm field of view. Perhamite balls on quartz crystal termination.
PERHAMITE
ⓘ |
PERLOFFITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH
8 mm field of view
PERLOFFITE
ⓘ |
PHARMACOSIDERITE Oliver Trench, Moat Mtn., Hale's Location, NH
2.5 mm field of view. Yellow-green microcrystaline pharmacosiderite in small arsenopyrite vug
PHARMACOSIDERITE μ
ⓘ |
PHENAKITE South Baldface Mtn., Chatham, NH
5 mm phenakite crystal on microcline. A Don Dallaire specimen & photo.
PHENAKITE μ |
PHLOGOPITE Ellacoya Locale, Gilford, NH
Foreground mica crystal is 0.7 mm
PHLOGOPITE μ * |
PHOSPHOFERRITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
2 mm crystal
PHOSPHOFERRITE μ |
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.5 mm clear phosphophyllite crystal
PHOSPHOPHYLLITE μ |
PHOSPHOSIDERITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
~ 1 mm? pink phosphosiderite crystal. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo.
PHOSPHOSIDERITE μ |
PHOSPHURANYLITE Rt. 89 Road cut, New London, NH
8 mm field of view on 2 cm specimen
PHOSPHURANYLITE
ⓘ |
PLUMBOGUMMITE Plume Mine, N. Groton, NH
Irregular 2.0 mm plumbogummite xl mass. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo
PLUMBOGUMMITE μ
ⓘ |
PLUMBOPYROCHLORE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH
1 mm pale-yellow, octahedral, Plumbopyrochlore crystal, partially obscured.
PLUMBOPYROCHLORE μ * |
POSNJAKITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
0.2 mm posnjakite crystals
POSNJAKITE μ
ⓘ |
POWELLITE pseudomorph after molybdenite Holts Ledge, Lyme, NH
7 mm Powellite pseudomorph after molybdenite with residual molybdenite core.
POWELLITE |
PREHNITE Merrimack Industrial Interchange road cut, Merrimack, NH
4 cm specimen. Pale green Prehnite in basalt vug.
PREHNITE |
PSEUDOLAUEITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
0.5 mm pseudolaueite crystal
PSEUDOLAUEITE μ |
PSEUDOMALACHITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH
4 cm. Green Psuedomalachite in quartz
PSEUDOMALACHITE |
PURPURITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH
3.1 cm specimen with bands of purpurite in cleavlandite matrix.
PURPURITE
ⓘ |
PYRITE Pettyboro Road Locale, Lyman, NH
1.8 cm cubic crystal.
PYRITE |
PYROCHLORE Group Blackberry Crossing, "Water Pocket", Albany, NH
4 mm earthy (weathered) Pyrochlore crystal. Zircon in background
PYROCHLORE Group
ⓘ |
PYROLUSITE Mascot Mine, Gorham, NH
5 mm field of view. 0.2 mm bright metalic rind of Pyrolusite crystals.
PYROLUSITE μ
ⓘ |
PYROMORPHITE Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH
1 mm Pyromorphite crystal
PYROMORPHITE μ |
PYRRHOTITE Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH
4.5 mm pair of co-planer, oxidized, pyrrhotite crystals with small pyrie crystal, top right.
PYRRHOTITE μ |
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