Childrenite-Eosphorite Series
Chickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
1.5 mm colorless, transparent crystal. To date, analyzed specimens of the series from this locality, of a more typical tan to brown color, have been found to be childrenite. A colorless crystal like this was analyzed and found to be midway in composition in the eosphorite-childrenite series. P. Cristofono specimen and photo, field collected 2009.
© 2009 Peter Cristofono