New Gallery #197

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Photos recently added to NH species galleries, set #197.
ARAGONITE Green Rd. Raymond, NH 5 mm field of view	Species: ARAGONITE Locality: Green Rd. Raymond, NH Specimen Size: 5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: u2751 Notes: Most striking under the scope, but clear sprays on mostly clear/milky quartz, so low contrast for a photo. Stack of 266 with MPE-65 lens.
ANATASE N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 4 mm anatase crystal cluster	Species: ANATASE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm anatase crystal cluster Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: TBC Notes: "Pseudo-cubic" anatase habit has been observed on several N. Sugarloaf specimens. A mass of anatase crystals like this is unusual.
BABINGTONITE with pyrite Rt. 101 - 101A Interchange, Milford, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: BABINGTONITE with pyrite Locality: Rt. 101 - 101A Interchange, Milford, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Scott Dion photo and specimen Notes:
ZIRCON Pegmatite prospect, knob west of power line, Hobart Hill area, Alexanderia, NH 2 mm zircon crystal	Species: ZIRCON Locality: Pegmatite prospect, knob west of power line, Hobart Hill area, Alexanderia, NH Specimen Size: 2 mm zircon crystal Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Notes: This zircon is not fluorescent. I have searched for the Hobart Hill Mine (a Phillip Morrill locality) but never found it.
KINGSMOUNTITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 2.3 mm field of view	Species: KINGSMOUNTITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: A qualitative Kerry Day EDS analysis (BWilken19) showed a Al, Fe, Mn, phosphate with a LOT of Ca. Kingsmountite is chemically a reasonable fit and this Chickering specimen is a good visual match with several mindat kingsmountite photos, although none have these feathery tops. A quantitative EDS is planned. Kevin Czaja's Mar/Apr 2025 Rocks & Minerals article on the Turner Mine, Marlow, NH, reported a confirmed presence of kingsmountite.
FLUORAPATITE Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH 2.3 mm crystal	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Chickering Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
FALSTERITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 1.4 mm field of view	Species: FALSTERITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.4 mm field of view Field Collected: ex. Fred Wilda Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
FALSTERITE Palermo Mine, Groton, NH 1.0 mm field of view	Species: FALSTERITE Locality: Palermo Mine, Groton, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm field of view Field Collected: ex. Fred Wilda Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] The falsterite mass in this photo is small, but because it is small, it escaped any damage. It's also more intelligible because the xls are a straight-on view. These xls are more than tissue-paper thin.
PYRITE New Hampton, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: PYRITE Locality: New Hampton, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: ex. Philip Foster collection Catalog No.: A Scott Dion specimen & photo Notes: Unusual prismatic habit. Perhaps from the Rt. 104 road cut.
BROOKITE Mine Falls Park Locality, Nashua, NH [sw] "< 1 mm field of view."	Species: BROOKITE Locality: Mine Falls Park Locality, Nashua, NH Specimen Size: [sw] "< 1 mm field of view." Field Collected: Scott Whittemore Catalog No.: A Scott Whittemore specimen and photo Notes: This is arguably the best photo of a New Hampshire brookite specimen. This is a Scott Whittemore scanned image of a 35 mm slide photo taken by Scott. Scott achieved remarkable results with his 35 mm slide photography, many years before the advent of image stacking.