Turner Mine Gallery

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This page is an alphabetical photo gallery of minerals from the Turner Mine, Marlow, NH. (A locality specific photo set from mindatnh.org)
ALBITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 1.0 mm hemisphere of albite	Species: ALBITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 1.0 mm hemisphere of albite Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Fairfieldite06, (Bob's original ID). A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes: [bw] An unusual 1.0 mm hemisphere of albite xls.
ARSENOPYRITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm arsenopyrite xl	Species: ARSENOPYRITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm arsenopyrite xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Arsenopyrite06. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: A visual ID by Bob, but "might very well be lollingite." Too small to test.
ARSENIOSIDERITE Turner Mine, Walpole, NH 4 mm radiating group	Species: ARSENIOSIDERITE Confidence: 3 Chemistry: Ca₂Fe₃(AsO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O Locality: Turner Mine, Walpole, NH Specimen Size: 4 mm radiating group Owner: Bob Wilken Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken collection specimen and photo Analysis: A polished grain, standardless, quantitative EDS analysis (TUR04) indicated a best fit of arseniosiderite. The chemistry indicated by this analysis is: Ca_4.62Fe_2.27(AsO₄)₃O₇₅ , normalized for 3 As. This result is heavy on the Ca, and has lots of extra oxygen (an issue we frequently see on our analyses). Minerals that include only Ca, Fe, As, O include Arseniosiderite, Barahonaite-(Fe), Kolfanite, Lazarenkoite, Sewardite, Walentaite, Wallkilldellite-(Fe), Yukonite
ARSENOSIDERITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm field of view. ARSENIOSIDERITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm field of view.	Species: ARSENIOSIDERITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TURArsenopyrite03. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: EDS analyses and EDS analyses indicated arseniosiderite. [bw] This is the one Nizamoff said could be walentaite. The issue ... is the question regarding how much As vs P is enough to tip the balance in favor of walentaite. Nizamoff said for .... walentaite P is commonly present in lesser amounts than As
AUTUNITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Largest crystal 0.9 mm	Species: AUTUNITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Largest crystal 0.9 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Autunite01. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] Fluoresces bright green in LW & SW UV.
AUTUNITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Largest crystal 0.6 mm	Species: AUTUNITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Largest crystal 0.6 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Autunite02. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes:
AUTUNITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.4 mm crystal group	Species: AUTUNITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm crystal group Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Autunite03. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] My experience has been that autunite shows up quite rarely in the Turner dumps, but when it does, it shows very nice color and form.
BENDADAITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm FOV BENDADAITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.8 mm field of view	Species: BENDADAITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm mm field of view, top photo Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Bendadaite02. A Bob Wilken photo Notes: Bob's visual ID on this was childrenite or whitmoreite. Polished grain EDS analysis #1 , EDS analysis #2 (TUR21 - set 32) indicated that this is bendadaite, a new species for New Hampshire. Bob authored an article on this discovery in the March, 2022 MMNE newsletter.
BERTRANDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.2 mm crystal	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.2 mm crystal Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TURBertrandite01B. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
BERTRANDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.2 mm field of view	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TURBertrandite02. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
BERTRANDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.6 mm across composite bertrandite crystal group.	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 mm across composite bertrandite crystal group. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TURBertrandite03. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
BERTRANDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.4 mm bertrandite group.	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.4 mm bertrandite group. Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TURBertrandite04. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
BERTRANDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.0 mm field of view	Species: BERTRANDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Formally TUR-UK50. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Colorless (pale pink?) orthorhombic xls.
CASSITERITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH The longest crystal dimension is 1.9 mm. Two diverging flattened prismatic crystals.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: The longest crystal dimension is 1.9 mm. Two diverging flattened prismatic crystals. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Cassitterite01. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] These were exposed from a soft micaceous fracture filling between layers of cleavelandite.
CASSITERITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm crystal	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm crystal Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TURCassiterite02. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
CASSITERITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 1.0 mm crystal on a porcupine quill	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 1.0 mm crystal on a porcupine quill Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TURCassiterite03. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
CASSITERITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 0.4 mm crystal	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 0.4 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TURCassiterite04. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
CHABAZITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 4.2 mm crystal	Species: CHABAZITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 4.2 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Chabazite01. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: Chabazite is quite prevalent in pegmatite voids but more often than not deteriorated to powder. Formerly TUR-UK01. A qualitative EDS analysis suggested chabazite. Follow-up quantitative polished grain EDS analysis #1 , EDS analysis #2 (TUR26 - set 32) confirmed chabazite.
CHABAZITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.2 mm crystal	Species: CHABAZITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm crystal Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: Chabazite01. A Bob Wilken photo. Notes:
CHABAZITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 1.6 mm jumble of relatively coarse crystals	Species: CHABAZITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 1.6 mm jumble of relatively coarse crystals Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Chabazite04. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes:
CHABAZITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.4 mm field of view	Species: CHABAZITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.4 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: Formally TUR-UK26
COLUMBITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.1 mm crystal group	Species: COLUMBITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm crystal group Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TURColumbite01. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
COLUMBITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.7 mm crystal	Species: COLUMBITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Columbite02. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes:
COLUMBITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.6 mm crystal	Species: COLUMBITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Columbite04. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes:
COLUMBITE? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1 cm crystal in matrix	Species: COLUMBITE ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1 cm crystal in matrix Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR_UK07. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes: Columbite-Mn suggested by EDS analysis. However, the APFU calculated from this analysis, normalized for Nb + Ta = 2, (Mn_2.52,Fe_1.05)_Σ3.57(Nb_1.65,Ta_0.36)_Σ2.01O_26.9 has about four times the Mn + Fe that columbite-Mn should have, i.e. (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆ It is interesting that the empirical formula computed from the webmineral.com example analysis is (Mn_0.5,Fe_0.5)_Σ1.0(Nb_1.4,Ta_0.6)_Σ2.0O₆, indicating equal parts Mn and Fe for columbite-Mn.
FAIRFIELDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.5 mm field of view.	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fairfieldite01. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] "I'm assuming this IS fairfieldite rather than messelite given the location." [tm] The Turner Mine appears to be a Mn > Fe pegmatite.
FAIRFIELDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.5 mm field of view.	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fairfieldite02. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] "A tiny fragile rosette of crystals."
FAIRFIELDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm broken-across spherical mass with an undamaged mass attached.	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm broken-across spherical mass with an undamaged mass attached. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fairfieldite03. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes:
FAIRFIELDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm broken-across "sphere."	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm broken-across "sphere." Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Fairfieldite04. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes: Fairfieldite appears to be one of the more common phosphate species here. It's present from the most minute, delicate bladed xls to larger occurrences in varying states of deterioration.
FAIRFIELDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view.	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: Fairfieldite05. A Bob Wilken photo. Notes:
FAIRFIELDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.1 mm field of view	Species: FAIRFIELDITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.1 mm field of view Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: Fairfieldite06. A Bob Wilken photo. Notes:
FELDSPAR Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.3 mm field of view	Species: FELDSPAR Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: FeldsparK01. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen. Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.7 mm fluorapatite "bouquet" to right	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 mm fluorapatite Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fluorapatite02. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Fluorapatite mass 2.1 mm across	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Fluorapatite mass 2.1 mm across Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fluorapatite03. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.3 mm fov	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.3 mm fov Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fluorapatite04. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.4 mm colorless apatite xl	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.4 mm colorless apatite xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Fluorapatite05. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.9 mm crystal	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.9 mm crystal Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: Fluorapatite07. A Bob Wilken photo. Notes: Fluorapatite is most common in the white albite, quartz, muscovite pegmatite.
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.3 mm pale blue fluorapatite	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm pale blue fluorapatite Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Fluorapatite09. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
FLUORAPATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.9 mm crystal	Species: FLUORAPATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.9 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Fluorapatite10. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
GARNET group - spessartine ? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.7 mm crystal mass	Species: GARNET group - spessartine ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 mm crystal mass Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TURGarnet01. A Bob Wilken photo Notes: [tm] Likely spessartine, as this has been confirmed at the Turner Mine.
GARNET - Spessartine - not tested Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.1 mm spessartine garnet.	Species: GARNET - Spessartine - not tested Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.1 mm spessartine garnet. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Garnet03. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: Found more or less universally at Turner in slightly schisty areas of the pegmatite to the very white albite rock. Sometimes as embedded dodecahedrons and at times as shard-like masses separated by powdery fillings. These shards are small but gemmy and show a mass of step-like growth as in TUR-Garnet01.
GARNET Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.2 mm fov. Largest garnet 0.7 mm	Species: GARNET Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.2 mm fov. Largest garnet 0.7 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Garnet02. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
GARNET Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.1 mm composite of pinkish-brown crystals	Species: GARNET Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm composite of pinkish-brown crystals Field Collected: Anna Wilken. Catalog No.: TUR-Garnet07. A Bob Wilken photo Notes:
GOETHITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.0 mm goethite mass	Species: GOETHITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.0 mm goethite mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Goethite01. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
ILMENITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm crystal.	Species: ILMENITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm crystal. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Slight magnetism was detected. Ilmenite is weakly magnetic.
JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.9 mm field of view. JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view.	Species: JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Top photo2.9 mm field of view. Second photo 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Jahnsite Ca,Mn,Mn03 and TUR-Jahnsite Ca,Mn,Mn04. Bob Wilken specimens & photos Notes: [bw] By the crystal form, this appears to be a member of the Jahnsite group. This is largely a disorderly mass of vertically striated yellow crystals that are fused together. Fortunately, as seen in the second photo, there is a group of individual crystals too. With thirteen different Jahnsites plus keckite, it is not easy to nail down. Within the group, color varies widely from pale yellowish whites to dark, rich browns, red-browns to almost black. Keckite is the one that appears to display strident yellows but also brownish yellows to pale yellow whites. A polished grain EDS analysis indicated the jansite group (Jahnsite-CaMnMn), is a best fit.
JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.3 mm crystal cluster	Species: JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm crystal cluster Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Jahnsite-Ca,Mn,Mn01. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] The crystals have a greasy luster, as well as some patchy black coating (Mn?), and the terminations of the broccoli-bunched crystals are not well defined. I tried all sorts of diffuser combinations but the diffusers just make it darker and killed the little color there was. Jahnsite group suggested by EDS analysis. Jahnsite (Ca,Mn,Fe); APFU from analysis: (Si 0.86) P 9.49 (K 0..42) Ca 3.22 Mn 9.87 Fe 8.42; IMA search options Jahnsite CaMnFe, Jahnsite CaMnMn, Keckite, Wilhelmvierlingite, Zodacite, Bederite Apfus for none of the options are a good match. Jahnsite CaMnFe, is good when normalizing for Ca and P but not for Fe or Mn.
JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.7 mm field of view	Species: JAHNSITE-Ca,Mn,Mn Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Jahnsite01B. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
JAHNSITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.4 mm field of view	Species: JAHNSITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.4 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Formally TUR-UK27. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: A jahnsite group species is indicated by an EDS analysis.
JAHNSITE ? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 0.4 mm hemisphere.	Species: JAHNSITE ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 0.4 mm hemisphere. Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK35. A Bob Wilken photo Notes: [bw] Resembling a botryoid, this appears to be a tightly-packed crystalline habit of, yet again, a Jahnsite Grp species. A 0.4 mm hemisphere. May be the same as UK24.
JAHNSITE ? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.0 mm field of view.	Species: JAHNSITE ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK35B2. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] I believe this is the same mineral as the previous UK35 botryoid. It may be the same as my UK24 as well. Testing needed.
JAHNSITE ? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.3 mm field of view.	Species: JAHNSITE ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.3 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK35C. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes:
KINGSMOUNTITEB Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.2 mm broken hemisphere	Species: KINGSMOUNTITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm broken hemisphere Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK44B. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] This specimen shows a partial, broken hemisphere. An EDS analysis (Set 31, TUR44B-CT) gave a "best fit" for kingsmountite with its chemistry being: Ca₃MnFeAl₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 12H₂O
KINGSMOUNTITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm radial spray	Species: KINGSMOUNTITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm radial spray Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK44. A Bob Wilken photo Notes: [bw] Yellowish white to white radiating acicular material tending to spherical forms. This example is embedded between muscovite sheets.
LITHIOPHILITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 7.5 mm field of view	Species: LITHIOPHILITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 7.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Formally TUR-UK40. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Small green massive areas amidst other colors of phosphate material. Dickinsonite considered. However, EDS analysis does not support a dickinsonite ID.
LOLLINGITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.2 mm lollingite xl	Species: LOLLINGITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.2 mm lollingite xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Lollingite01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: [bw] The orthorhombic form of this crystal easily differentiates it from arsenopyrite.
LOLLINGITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.6 mm lollingite xl	Species: LOLLINGITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.6 mm lollingite xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Lollingite02. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: EDS analysis confirmed lollingite, FeAs₂. The analysis does show a smidgen of sulfur, not present in pure lollingite, but historical analyses indicate several percent sulfur is allowed.
MITRIDATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: MITRIDATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Mitridatite01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: Testing is required to determine if both mitridatite and robertsite are present at Turner.
MITRIDATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm field of view.	Species: MITRIDATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK22B. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: EDS analysis indicated mitridatite, Ca₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O₂ · 3H₂O .
MITRIDATITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.9 mm field of view	Species: MITRIDATITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.9 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Formally TUR-UK57. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Black to greenish-black felted mass w. uralolite. The uralolite fluoresces white LW and green SW. The greenish-black mass was confirmed to be mitridatite: EDS analysis
PURPURITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 6.8 mm field of view	Species: PURPURITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 6.8 mm field of view Field Collected: Tom Mortimer Catalog No.: Purpurite01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: A fragment of a Tom Mortimer collected specimen.
PYRITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.7 mm field of view	Species: PYRITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Pyrite01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: The pyrite crystal clusters appear to be pseudomorphs after some unknown.
PYRITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Each of the two pyrite crystals are just under 0.2 mm each	Species: PYRITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Each of the two pyrite crystals are just under 0.2 mm each Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Pyrite02B. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: [bw] I have rarely found well-formed pyrite crystals. Embedded arsenopyrite has been much more common.
SPODUMENE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.0 mm spodumene xl	Species: SPODUMENE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm spodumene xl Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Spodumene01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: A spodumene xl that seems to have avoided disintegration amidst a mass of other deteriorating spodumene.
TOURMALINE group Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Larger crystal is 4.0 mm	Species: TOURMALINE group Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Larger crystal is 4.0 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Tourmaline01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: This is likely elbaite.
TOURMALINE group Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 3.27 mm fov radial tourmaline var. indicolite	Species: TOURMALINE group Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 3.27 mm fov radial tourmaline var. indicolite Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Tourmaline02. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
TOURMALINE group Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 1 cm crystal	Species: TOURMALINE group Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 1 cm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Tourmaline04. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: Var. elbaite.
TRIPLITE ? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.3 mm yellow crystal.	Species: TRIPLITE ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.3 mm yellow crystal. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK39B. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] A small vitreous round-shouldered, unstriated, yellow xl in association with TUR-UK33. More testing needed.
TRIPLITE ? Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: TRIPLITE ? Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Formally TUR-UK33. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Yellowish-brown, vertically striated crystals commonly in lithiophilite vugs. In many cases minute and tissue-thin. More testing needed.
TRIPLOIDITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Brown vitreous, but granular masses.	Species: ~~TRIPLOIDITE~~ Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Brown vitreous, but granular masses. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Triploidite01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: Under study - awaiting Raman testing EDS analysis suggested triploidite. [bw] In my effort to write these triploidite comments, I thought I should run the EDS results through an IMA chemistry search again. In spite of the lack of O, which is puzzling, I assumed it should be there and I came up with an interesting possibility. When I include O, P, H, Mn, and Fe triploidite does NOT come up. Twelve possibles do, many of which can be eliminated based upon physical characteristics. Kryzhanovskite can be eliminated due to the overwhelming atomic weight of Mn vs Fe. However Landesite fits quite nicely. And, curiously, seeing a Mindat photo of it, I recognized that UK 41 could also be the same material. The crystallization in UK41 looks identical albeit much more minute than in the Mindat photo. I'm not sure 41B fits. That material requires testing to determine its composition. If I remove Fe from the IMA chemistry search, triploidite comes up in a list of seven possibilities. I assume though that triploidite can have a certain amount of Fe substitution even though it doesn't come up in the IMA search with both Mn and Fe. So, the question is, which is this and can EDS determine it?
URALOLITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.0 mm field of view	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Uralolite03B. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: EDS analysis is consistent with a uralolite identification.
URALOLITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm field of view	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Uralolite02. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: It fluoresces yellowish green in LW UV. EDS analysis is consistent with a uralolite identification.
URALOLITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 3.9 mm field of view	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 3.9 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Uralolite04A. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
URALOLITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.4 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Uralolite04c. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: Shows larger crystals
URALOLITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH ?? mm field of view	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: ?? mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Uralolite05A. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
URALOLITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.7 mm field of view	Species: URALOLITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Uralolite06A. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
URANINITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.8 mm across crystal group	Species: URANINITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm across crystal group Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Uraninite01A. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: Uraninite identification is supported by EDS analysis
URANINITE Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.9 mm across crystal mass	Species: URANINITE Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.9 mm across crystal mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-Uraninite02A. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
WHITEITE Group Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.0 mm across "fan" of crystals	Species: WHITEITE Group Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.0 mm across "fan" of crystals Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: WhiteiteGrp01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: A visual identification. [bw] Crystals have a melted appearance.
WHITEITE Group Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.9 mm field of view	Species: WHITEITE Group Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.9 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: WhiteiteGrp02. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: A visual identification.[bw] Much of the phosphate finds is in narrow sharply angular cleavelandite voids. And, it's best to reinforce the backs of cleavelandite with gel type super glue to make sure it doesn't pull apart when removing it from stick tac.
WHITEITE Group Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.2 mm field of view	Species: WHITEITE Group Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: WhiteiteGrp03. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: A visual identification. [bw] Whiteite grp material, robertsite spheres and what I believe to be a single roscherite crystal, although one has to admit, it looks like fluorapatite.
ZIRCON Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.0 mm crystal	Species: ZIRCON Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.0 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Zircon01. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
ZIRCON Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.7 mm crystal	Species: ZIRCON Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Zircon02. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes:
ZIRCON Turner Mine, Marlow, NH The longer crystal is 0.4 mm	Species: ZIRCON Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: The longer crystal is 0.4 mm Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: Zircon03. A Bob Wilken photo and specimen. Notes: [bw] Although I have infrequently seen similar acicular zircon occurrences at other localities, due to their skinny form, the crystals are almost always relict or partially so...as are these.
ZIRCON Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.2 mm field of view, pair of red-brown zircon crystals ZIRCON Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.2 mm field of view, pair of red-brown zircon crystals	Species: ZIRCON Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.2 mm field of view, pair of red-brown zircon crystals top view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen Notes: Top photo with red-brown zircons was taken in 2015. In the lower photo of same group taken in 2021, these crystals are dark gray. Bob questions if zircons can oxidize in the box?
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06A Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.7 mm pink rosette	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06A Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm pink rosette Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK06A. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] "This is from a 06/2017 find at Turner. Three other rosette photos follow. The rosettes appear to be made up of tissue-thin blades the form of which isn't visible. A Boston College EDS returned these atomic weight %'s: Ca: 9.66, Al: 4.30, P: 9.49, O:67.71 with the Cl outlier of 6.84. So, this is a calcium aluminum phosphate. IMA search results were Bearthite, Cirrolite, Crandallite, Foggite, Gatumbaite, Iangreyite and Uduminelite excluding all other elements (Cl as well). I eliminated all but Foggite and Crandallite based on photo searches and physical descriptions of the alternatives. Aside from the pink color, foggite is the closest chemical and structural candidate. Crandallite crystallography does not conform to these "leafy" masses. Yet the rosettes do not conform to the neat, distinct spherical habit of Palermo foggite either. Yet again, habit may be variable as may be color. My records indicate that an APFU computation indicated that it "roughly fit foggite" with almost 7% of the Cl allocated to O. These rosettes fluoresce a greenish-white in LW. My Palermo foggite fluoresces yellowish in LW. Fluomin claims foggite (from where?) fluoresces bluish-white in LW." Multiple EDS analyses: TUR-UK06 , TUR-UK06A, TUR-UK06redo. Based on probe O6: Al 4.30 P 11.50 (Cl 6.84) Ca 9.66 O 67.71. Assumption Cl is a pollutant. IMA searh options are: Bearthite, Cirrolite, Crandallite, Foggite, Gatumbaite, Iangreyite, Uduminelite. In my opinion the closest morphological match would be iangreyite but the Apfu in no way aligns with it. Iangreyite requires F as well. The apfu for Foggite roughly fits and this is with almost 7% shifted from Cl to O. Color doesn’t fit and the loose masses are in no way similar to the tightly packed spheres of foggite. RETEST - TUR06redo: O-59.60; Mg-0.23;Al-3.07;P-14.33;Ca-15.27;Mn-2.06; Fe-5.38; Cs-0.06. Suggested matches: ~~Bearthite~~, ~~Cirrolite~~, Crandallite, Foggite, ~~Gatumbaite~~, Iangreyite, ~~Uduminelite~~: Pinkish color could fit crandallite but not foggite. The loose agglomeration of micro thin “plates” fits neither Foggite or Iangreyite. I excluded Fe and Mn as well as Cs and Mg. With Mg included Mongomeryite might possibly fit color as well as the habit described here. Mg was not picked up in previous probes…only the Set 17 redo. Crandallite? Montgomeryite (?) are the closest fits.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06B Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.4 mm pink rosette	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06B Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.4 mm pink rosette Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK06B. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes:
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06C Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.6 mm rosette with an attached autunite crystal.	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06C Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm rosette with an attached autunite crystal. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK06C. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes:
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06D Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.6 mm rosette	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK06D Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm rosette Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK06D. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes:
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK24 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK24 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK24. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: A noisy, low count, EDS analysis indicated a Fe, Mn phosphate. [bw] I would have suggested it’s just more Jahnsite Ca, Mn, Mn but it showed no Ca. It’s one I should re-do due to the lack of quantitative data.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK25 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.0 mm field of view UNKNOWN - TUR-UK25 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.4 mm field of view.	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK25 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Top: 1.0 mm field of view, Bottom photo, 1.4 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken. Catalog No.: TUR-UK25A. A Bob Wilken specimen and photo Notes: A visual ID. [bw] Probably jahnsite. Multiple EDS analyses gave conflicting results: analysis #1, analysis #2, and analysis #3
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK29A Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.4 mm composite of pinkish crystals UNKNOWN - TUR-UK29D Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.7 mm composite of pinkish crystals	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK29 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: Top photo, 1.4 mm composite of pinkish-brown crystals, top photo. Field Collected: Bob Wilken. Catalog No.: TUR-UK29. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: My first discovery of this pink acicular material found it associated closely with UK06. I designated this yet untested acicular material as TUR-UK29 several years after the UK06. Although we believe this to be crandallite, it has yet to be analyzed for positive proof. There is some irony here because the test results for UK06 suggested that IT might be crandallite. The question that remains to be answered is, do we have two distinct forms of crandallite associated closely together or is one of these two UK's something different yet with some slightly different chemistry? Two EDS analyses suggested apatite: analysis #1, and analysis #2.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK30 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.7 mm field of view UNKNOWN - TUR-UK30 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.3 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK30 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.7 mm field of view, top photo, with close-up second photo, 1.3 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK30. A Bob Wilken photo & specimen Notes: [bw] No fluorescence LW or SW. A grayish-white acicular mass and spheres.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK31 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 2.6 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK31 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 2.6 mm field of view,. Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK31. A Bob Wilken photo Notes: [bw] White "rabbit ear" crystals. Fluoresces creamy white LW. Simply albite?
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK36 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.2 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK36 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.2 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK36. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Sheaves of pale yellow laths with a laueite grp salt box termination.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK37 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK37 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK37. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Elongate, sometimes curving lathlike to acicular straw- colored crystals. Possible jahnsite?
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK38 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.7 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK38 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.7 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK38. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] White spheres that fluoresce bluish-white LW.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK41 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 0.8 mm mass	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK41 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 0.8 mm mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK41. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] This and UK41B below each have each have very reflective facets. Crystal form appears somewhat different and color is difficult to discern. As best as I can tell it is yellowish-brown. Associated with these masses are blebs of deteriorating triphylite . All the testing ( analysis #1, and analysis #2) on this keeps coming out as a Mn dominant Fe phosphate. I suspect it’s a member of the reddingite group… or maybe correianevasite. Perhaps Raman can pin this down.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK41B Turner Mine, Marlow, NH A 1.2 mm mass	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK41B Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: A 1.2 mm mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK41B. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] This may or may not be different from UK41.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK45B Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.7 mm crystal mass	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK45B Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.7 mm crystal mass Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK45B. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Mass of minute red xls having a stewartite-like termination. The color and form is not unlike that of Montgomeryite: Ca₄MgAl₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ • 12H₂O Crandallite again, is another possibility: CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆ . Due to size, it may never be tested.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK46 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 1.1 mm crystal mass.	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK46 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 1.1 mm crystal mass. Field Collected: Anna Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK46. A Bob Wilken photo Notes: [bw] A similar but larger mass of crystals to those of UK45B. Color is more orange although some of the material appears to be discolored by an unknown coating.
UNKNOWN - TUR-UK46C2 Turner Mine, Marlow, NH 0.6 mm field of view	Species: UNKNOWN - TUR-UK46C2 Locality: Turner Mine, Marlow, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm field of view Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: TUR-UK46C2. A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes: [bw] Extremely small, densely packed mass of acutely angled terminated xls. It best matches to Anna's UK46.
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