Ludlamite gallery

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LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine N. Groton, NH 3.7 cm specimen. Altering hexagonal tabular ludlamite crystals LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine N. Groton, NH Altering crude hexagonal tabular ludlamite crystals, zoom view	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.7 cm specimen. Altering crude hexagonal tabular ludlamite crystals Field Collected: A purchased specimen Catalog No.: u1445 Notes: Glassy, pale-green, ludlamite is frequently seen altering to a dull gray. This hexagonal tabular form is uncommon.
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.8 mm tablet of ludlamite	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.8 mm tablet of ludlamite Field Collected: From a box of small rock chunks gifted by Bob Whitmore Catalog No.: u1523 Notes:
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 3.3 mm ludlamite crystal	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.3 mm ludlamite crystal Field Collected: Inga Bergraff Catalog No.: u1834 Notes: Isolated ludlamite crystals such as this one are uncommon. Beraunite needles are on surface.
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 1.5 cm specimen LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Zoom view	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 cm specimen Field Collected: Unknown. Purchased as anapaite. Ex. Mike Swanson collection Catalog No.: A Ray Meyers specimen. Notes: My first impression was that this is likely ludlamite. A polished grain EDS analysis confirmed ludlamite. (Anapaite has calcium, ludlamite does not). The specimen is of a pale-green embedded/protruding mineral. Both anapaite and ludlamite have perfect cleavage (as that specimen shows... and the color/luster is about the same for both). Re-reading the anapaite description in the 1981 R&M article on Palermo, it says it is "Generally only found intergrown with messelite in white radiating bladed masses .... these masses are locally abundant as cavity fillings in siderite and ludlamite." There is messelite in/on this specimen.... and the pale green mineral does have a bladed structure. I am glad to have studied this specimen (and rechecked the references). I presently do not have a NH anapaite in my collection.
LUDLAMITE Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH 4 mm field of view	Species: LUDLAMITE with thin mitridatite coating Locality: Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm field of view Field Collected: Forrest Fogg Catalog No.: u1976 Notes: Messelite-fairfieldite is the catalog ID - for this species on specimen.
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 3.0 mm field of view	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.0 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2427 Notes: This ludlamite has a film coating obscuring its normal apple-green color and high luster. It is a nice sharp, isolated, crystal.
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH 2.5 mm field of view	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Whitmore - from a tub of Palermo phosphate rocks gifted by Bob. Catalog No.: u2427 Notes: This ludlamite has a film coating obscuring its normal apple-green color and high luster.
LUDLAMITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH 1.5 mm larger crystal	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm larger crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Bob Wilken # PM-Ludlamite01 Notes:
LUDLAMITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 7 mm field of view	Species: LUDLAMITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7 mm field of view Field Collected: From tub of rocks gifted by Bob Whitmore. Catalog No.: u2558 Notes: Residual strands of strunzite are on these crystals.