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Species: ALBITE var. Anorthoclase Locality: Red Hill, Moultonborough, NH Specimen Size: 3.3 cm specimen with white anorthoclase crystals embedded in a gray matrix Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: 2139 Notes: I analyzed these white crystals looking for nepheline. The EDS analyses indicated a Na, K, Ca feldspar with Na > K. The APFU calculated from the analysis (BC262 - set 18) is: (Na0.49, K0.37,Ca0.19)Al1.71Fe0.05Si3.0O4.6, normalized for 3 Si. Webmineral states anorthoclase is found in high temperature sodic volcanic rocks, which fits the Red Hill volcanic complex. Webmineral gives an empirical composition for anorthoclase as: Na0.75 K0.25AlSi3.0O8. The Red Hill feldspar appears to have some Ca and Al substitution. |
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Species: BARBOSALITE Locality: Rice Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 3.0 mm field of view Field Collected: John Reiner # 8730. Mounted by Steve Cares 1989. Catalog No.: Harvard specimen # 9482 Notes: A visual ID. This soft, green-blue mineral compares favorible with my Palermo Mine example. |
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Species: BERAUNITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: Beraunite spheres decorating type 3 spiky goyazite. 3.4 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: |
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Species: BERAUNITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Beraunite pinwheels on strunzite. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: |
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Species: BERAUNITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 7.6 mm field of view Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: An Anna Wilken specimen Bob Wilken photo Notes: |
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Species: APATITE-CaF Locality: Plume Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 6.1 mm cluster of blue fluorapatite crystals Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: PLFluorapatite08 Notes: |
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Species: GREIFENSTEINITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm greifensteinite crystal cluster Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: Note hexagonal crystal prism habit. |
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Species: GREIFENSTEINITE Locality: Palermo Mine, N. Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm greifensteinite crystal cluster Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: Note hexagonal crystal habit. |
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Species: MEIONITE - (Scapolite group) Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 3.2 cm specimen. Daylight and SW UV photos Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 4/21 Catalog No.: 2140 Notes: From skarn boulder in cleared residential construction lot off Pulpit Rd. |
Species: DRAVITE Locality: Joppa Hill, Amherst, NH Specimen Size: 9 mm brown tourmaline crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer - 4/21 Catalog No.: u2493 Notes: From coarse mica boulder in cleared residential construction lot. EDS test planned. |