Helvite gallery

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HELVITE Iron Mtn. Mine, Bartlett, NH Helvite crystal tetrahedrons on matrix. Largest is 1.0 mm	Species: HELVITE Locality: Iron Mtn. Mine, Bartlett, NH Specimen Size: Helvite crystal tetrahedrons on matrix. Largest is 1.0 mm Field Collected: Ex. Inga Burggraf Catalog No.: u1198 Notes:
HELVITE Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH Helvite crystals to 0.5 mm. HELVITE Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH Helvite crystals to 0.5 mm.	Species: HELVITE Locality: Madison Lead Mine, Madison, NH Specimen Size: Helvite crystals to 0.5 mm, two views Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: An Anna Wilken specimen Notes: [tm] This is the first Madison Lead Mine helvite I have seen.
HELVITE ? Chandlers Mill Mine, Newport, NH 0.3 mm crystal	Species: HELVITE ? Locality: Chandlers Mill Mine, Newport, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: CHMHelvine01B. A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: Bob presently has this labeled as Helvine (= Helvite), but a preliminary EDS analysis does not support a helvite identification. More study is needed.
HELVITE Iron Mtn., Jackson, NH 3.5 mm field of view	Species: HELVITE Locality: Iron Mtn., Jackson, NH Specimen Size: 3.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: u1054 Notes: A few years ago, the IMA changed the species name to helvine. They did not change the name of the related species genthelvite to genthelvine. Do these guys know what they are doing ? I am keeping the helvite name out of protest !