Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA

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Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA Approx 10cm long. Beryl crystal from the collection of the American Philosophical Society, shown at Tucson 2008.
© J.Ralph	Photo ID: 167540 View Count: 230
Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA This specimen consists of a large single crystal of Aquamarine. The crystal has a light bluish green color and ranges in clarity from opaque to near gemmy in some small areas. The crystal has sharp faces with good luster and a sharp termination as well. There is a black mineral in association that was misidentified as uranium (it is almost ...
© Jasun McAvoy	Photo ID: 255492 View Count: 25
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA Odd cluster of pale yellow-green brazilianite crystal up to 4 mm in a larger assemblage grown on two sides of a thin plate. Rare mineral for New England. Collected August, 1978. Ex. A. Stevenson collection #541. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x18x18. Size of individual crystals: 4-5 mm.
© 2001 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 1237 View Count: 525
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA Although the quality of this crystal is very poor when compared to the much more common material from Brazil, it is from a very unusual locality- The G.E. Smith Mine in Newport, New Hampshire. Additionally, it is not at all contacted- a floater crystal. This locality is not exceptionally well-known even among New England collectors, but it ...
© 2008 J. Zolan	Photo ID: 179774 View Count: 194
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA Width of field is 2.5 mm. Collection of Jesse Crawford. The depth of field has been enhanced using Helicon Focus (10 exposures). Equipment: Nikon D-100 on a homemade microscope.
© 2008 Jesse Crawford	Photo ID: 174648 View Count: 65
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA Yellow transparent crystals. View is about 3 mm across. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.
© 2009 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 206930 View Count: 44
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA 3 mm yellow crystal. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.
© 2009 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 209043 View Count: 40
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA 15 mm yellow crystal. Harvard Mineralogical Museum specimen. P. Cristofono photo.
© 2009 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 224477 View Count: 29
Brazilianite : NaAl₃[(OH)₂\|PO₄]₂
	G. E. Smith Quarry (Chandler Mills Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA 5.7 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm. A very rich brazilianite specimen from any location on earth except Brazil itself. This is an important specimen for this particular locality as well. Lustrous, creamy-yellow crystals fill the vug in pegmatite matrix, which includes muscovite. Bob Whitmore obtained this piece from the C. Ford Collection in 1984 and it has ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 266943 View Count: 12
Chlorophyllite
	Neal's Mine, Unity, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA Chlorophyllite from the "type locality." Originally described as a new mineral by Charles Jackson in 1841, it is actually a pinite-like alteration product of cordierite. The specimen pictured here was in the collection of J. D. Whitney who analyzed chlorophyllite for Jackson. Specimen is about 5 cm across. Harvard ...
© 2009 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 224712 View Count: 61