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Quartz is one of the most popular species for New Hampshire mineral collectors. It is found in many different varities including clear, milky, smoky, amethyst (purple-lavender), rose, and the botryoidal form chalcedoney.
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QUARTZ   Springer Mine, Chesterfield, NH
3 cm specimen
Species:           QUARTZ
Locality:         Springer Mine, Chesterfield, NH
Specimen Size: 3 cm specimen. A cluster of clear & milky quartz crystals.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: NC
Notes: The Springer Mine is not much more than a prospect. It is not particularly easy to find. The NH species collector will seek it for azurite and large, massive, barite specimens.
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QUARTZ   Curtis Gold Mine, Westmoreland, NH
6.5 cm specimen.
Species:           QUARTZ
Locality:         Curtis Gold Mine, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 6.5 cm specimen - small plate of milky quartz crystals.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1574
Notes: Curt LaPlante and I found this obscure locality in June, 2006. A quartz vein with a bit of pyrite/chalcopyrite. A no stack snapshot.
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QUARTZ   Streeter Hill Fluorite Prospect, Westmoreland, NH
8 cm specimen.
Species:           QUARTZ
Locality:         Streeter Hill Fluorite Prospect, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 8 cm specimen - plate with small clear quartz crystals.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1573
Notes: A quartz vein with a bit of milky fluorite. A no stack snapshot.
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QUARTZ   Streeter Hill Fluorite Prospect, Westmoreland, NH
5 cm specimen.
Species:           QUARTZ
Locality:         Streeter Hill Fluorite Prospect, Westmoreland, NH
Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen - plate with small clear quartz crystals.
Field Collected: Tom Mortimer
Catalog No.: 1572
Notes: This is a "/" Phillip Morrill locality. A quartz vein on a ledge hill-side with a bit of milky fluorite. A no stack snapshot.
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QUARTZ   Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH
8 mm field of view
Species:           QUARTZ
Locality:         Mineral Hill, Wakefield, NH
Specimen Size: 8 mm field of view
Field Collected: Gene Bearss
Catalog No.: u2788
Notes: From a pail collected by Gene Bearss. Vugs coated with druzy crystaline quartz are common at Mineral Hill.
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