Locality: Holts Ledge Scheelite Prospect, Lyme, NH
Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen of massive scheelite, natural light and short wave UV illumination.
History: Purchased from Ron Kendig (Nature's Window), ex Dennis Gross, Bryant Pond, ME
Catalog No.: 1828
Notes: Phillip Morrill lists a scheelite and powellite prospect "between ski tow and next trail." of the long-standing Dartmouth College ski area, Lyme, NH. Myself and others have searched for this spot without success. The "Dartmouth Skyway" is one of the oldest ski areas in the northeast...the training area for the Dartmouth ski team. I am convinced the trails and lifts have been substantially modified since Morrill's time....Morrill's "tow and trail" reference is no longer valid. The "Skyway" is still an active ski area, with a nice new lodge. This is the only Holts Ledge scheelite specimen I have ever seen, as well as the largest known scheelite from New Hampshire. Although many specimens may have been collected from this locality decades ago, the non-descript daylight appearance makes it probable that many of these specimens were discarded by those who may have inherited such specimens.
A reference in A Location Guide for Rockhounds in the United States notes scheelite being found in Lyme, NH at "the "old Aldrich Prospect." It unknown if this is the same as the Dartmouth ski area location.
Locality: Pike Wilton Quarry, Wilton, NH
Specimen Size: 4 cm (vertical) specimen with zones of scheelite in skarn (grossular) matrix
Field Collected: Peter Cristofono - Oct. 2015
Catalog No.: 1989
Notes: Daylight & SW UV views.