Muscovite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

3 mm crystal. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2009 Peter Cristofono

Moraesite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Moraesite, white silky crystal spray on microcline. FOV = 2 mm.

© Van King

Fluorapatite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

1 mm blue-green crystals. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2009 Peter Cristofono

Fluorapatite, Albite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

5 mm apatite crystal, left, with colorless albite. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2009 Peter Cristofono

Moraesite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Ingeborg Burgraff collection. Field of view is 9 cm across.

© 2014 Peter Cristofono

Muscovite, Fluorapatite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Light brown muscovite crystals with a small blue fluorapatite at the top. Former Phil Partington collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Fluorapatite, Quartz, Albite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Light blue to brown fluorapatite crystals with white quartz on albite. Former Phil Partington collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Fluorapatite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Light blue, transparent fluorapatite crystals with albite. Former Phil Partington collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Roscherite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

indistinct, partly etched roscherite xls In Coll. M. Slama Canon EOS 250D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 32 Images using Zerene Stacker (Dmap)

© Martin Slama

Triphylite, Albite, Muscovite, Quartz

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Superbly crystallized triphylite crystal in muscovite/albite/quartz pegmatite matrix on display at the Harvard Mineralogical & Geological Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Dimensions are approximate.

© 2024 Harold Moritz

Old ore cart at EE Smith mine

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

This is an old ore cart from the Arthur Koppel Company. There's a fascinating history about this gentleman and his company just waiting for an internet search! There isn't much left of the machinery of the quarry. The building has collapsed leaving not much more than the tin roof and some remains of barrels down the dump slope. On top of the ...

© Fred E Davis 2008

Remains of the old Ingersol-Rand compressor

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

This old compressor is near the top of Hutchins Hill above the mine. The climb is rather steep, so it must not have been fun getting this up there. Note the hand crank for starting. Photo taken 18 August 2005.

© Fred E Davis 2009

E.E. Smith Mine Geologic Map

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Cameron, E. N., D. M. Larrabee, A.H. McNair, J. J. Page, G. W. Stewart, and V. E. Shainin (1954), Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255, Plate 36.

Muscovite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

3 mm crystal. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2009 Peter Cristofono

Moraesite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Moraesite, white silky crystal spray on microcline. FOV = 2 mm.

© Van King

Fluorapatite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

1 mm blue-green crystals. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2009 Peter Cristofono

Moraesite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Ingeborg Burgraff collection. Field of view is 9 cm across.

© 2014 Peter Cristofono

Fluorapatite, Albite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

5 mm apatite crystal, left, with colorless albite. P. Cristofono specimen and photo.

© 2009 Peter Cristofono

Muscovite, Fluorapatite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Light brown muscovite crystals with a small blue fluorapatite at the top. Former Phil Partington collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Fluorapatite, Quartz, Albite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Light blue to brown fluorapatite crystals with white quartz on albite. Former Phil Partington collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Fluorapatite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Light blue, transparent fluorapatite crystals with albite. Former Phil Partington collection. Rolf Luetcke specimen and photo.

Roscherite

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

indistinct, partly etched roscherite xls In Coll. M. Slama Canon EOS 250D with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, stacked from 32 Images using Zerene Stacker (Dmap)

© Martin Slama

Triphylite, Albite, Muscovite, Quartz

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Superbly crystallized triphylite crystal in muscovite/albite/quartz pegmatite matrix on display at the Harvard Mineralogical & Geological Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Dimensions are approximate.

© 2024 Harold Moritz

Old ore cart at EE Smith mine

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

This is an old ore cart from the Arthur Koppel Company. There's a fascinating history about this gentleman and his company just waiting for an internet search! There isn't much left of the machinery of the quarry. The building has collapsed leaving not much more than the tin roof and some remains of barrels down the dump slope. On top of the ...

© Fred E Davis 2008

Remains of the old Ingersol-Rand compressor

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

This old compressor is near the top of Hutchins Hill above the mine. The climb is rather steep, so it must not have been fun getting this up there. Note the hand crank for starting. Photo taken 18 August 2005.

© Fred E Davis 2009

E.E. Smith Mine Geologic Map

E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Cameron, E. N., D. M. Larrabee, A.H. McNair, J. J. Page, G. W. Stewart, and V. E. Shainin (1954), Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255, Plate 36.