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Locality Name:
Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 265.9

mindat Locality ID: 14504
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14504.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 53

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Acworth
Charlestown
Claremont
Cornish
Croydon
Goshen
Grantham
Langdon
Lempster
Newport
Plainfield
South Acworth
Springfield
Sunapee
Unity
Washington

Latitude: 43°21'40"N
Longitude: 72°15'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.361111111111,-72.254722222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au B Be C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAlluauditeAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArrojaditeArsenopyriteAutunite
BerylBerylloniteCalciteChalcopyriteChildreniteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
DanburiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGraftoniteLöllingiteLazuliteMeta-autunite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRutile
SchoepiteSerpentineSouzaliteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStrunziteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianite
WarditeZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Amesite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beryllonite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Qingheiite-(Fe2+)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gormanite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hurlbutite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metaschoepite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Moraesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Paraschoepite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Rutherfordine  (*)Rutile  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schoepite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorzalite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Strunzite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12427572793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212427963419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)342265.913242740,242743,242744,242755,242771,242772,242776,242778,242782,242784,242786,242789,2427928803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3124277294
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3342265.912242739,242740,242741,242743,242744,242755,242769,242776,242778,242779,242780,2427862353
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4124277474
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212427402162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO54704706242736,242745,242757,242760,242767,2427961310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312427891534
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)22242751,24277150
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2242771,2427829052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)32242771,24277279
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O342265.94242735,242740,242776,2427841272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2342265.91242776606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18342265.919242735,242740,242771,242772,242776,242779,242780,242781,242782,242784,242785,242786,242787,242788,242789,242790,242792,242793,2427974286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)124277147
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4124277159
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2242759,24277127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24704708242747,242757,242762,242771,242774,242777,242796,24279927198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412427383902
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61242735518
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182242796,2427991008
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61242771310
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212427749895
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O2242771,242772128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12427918173
Qingheiite-(Fe2+)  (*)NoneNa2Fe2+MgAl(PO4)312427712
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F342265.96242740,242755,242771,242776,242790,2427922740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212427719617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)470265.92242760,2427767437
Gold  (*)CopperAu124277830554
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O124277223
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)24242740,242755,242771,242782107
Graphite  (*)NoneC6242757,242758,242764,242773,242790,2428022812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3342265.92242776,24278314640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)1242771204
Hurlbutite  (*)DanburiteCaBe2(PO4)2124277114
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1242771367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33242764,242796,2427985433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42242742,2427451507
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21242784762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46242771,242772,242790,242792,242796,24279814899
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O342265.93242740,242755,242776388
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O342265.9124277617
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)342265.914242739,242740,242741,242743,242744,242755,242764,242769,242771,242772,242776,242782,242789,2427914924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212427955800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)1242771200
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O124277135
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2470265.936242735,242736,242737,242738,242739,242740,242741,242742,242743,242744,242745,242747,242752,242755,242757,242760,242764,242766,242767,242769,242771,242772,242776,242778,242779,242780,242782,242784,242785,242786,242788,242789,242791,242792,242793,24279717380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O342265.92242776,2427792994
Paraschoepite  (*)NoneUO3·(2-x)H2O342265.912427764
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2470265.913242744,242747,242748,242754,242757,242758,242762,242771,242772,242776,242796,242798,24279939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84704703242762,242771,2427789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2470265.946242735,242736,242737,242738,242739,242740,242741,242742,242743,242744,242745,242747,242748,242752,242753,242755,242757,242760,242761,242762,242764,242766,242767,242769,242771,242772,242776,242778,242779,242780,242781,242782,242783,242784,242785,242786,242788,242790,242791,242792,242793,242794,242795,242797,242798,24280161156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)51242771206
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)342265.9124277658
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212427575614
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2124277158
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6342265.9124277694
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)342265.915242740,242744,242755,242771,242772,242776,242778,242779,242780,242781,242784,242785,242786,242792,2427932705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2124277160
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2242771,2427726417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53242764,242771,2427721516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS470470124276221482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)11242737,242743,242746,242749,242752,242753,242754,242755,242766,242771,242796978
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O2242771,24277298
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)6242740,242771,242772,242782,242784,242787313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2342265.94242771,242772,242776,2427842718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O342265.91242776890
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O342265.9124277652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012427891395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2242755,242771636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O124277158
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3423403242771,242772,2427765251


5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-01065470470Ordovician       S9212Croydon Mountain Mine, Croydon, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USACroydonMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Alexandra-0189341.82340.66341.24 ± 0.58U-PbAge of pegmatitezircon10Dw500a  Zircon  6000Beryl Mountain Quarry (Beryl Mountain Pegmatites; Beryl Hill; William's Ledge), South Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USABeryl Mountain pegmatiteBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 
Alexandra-0190272.1265.9269 ± 3.1Ar-ArAge of pegmatitemuscovite10ADw500a  Muscovite  6000Beryl Mountain Quarry (Beryl Mountain Pegmatites; Beryl Hill; William's Ledge), South Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USABeryl Mountain pegmatiteBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 
Alexandra-0410338318328 ± 10K-ArAge of pegmatitemuscovite   Muscovite  6000Beryl Mountain Quarry (Beryl Mountain Pegmatites; Beryl Hill; William's Ledge), South Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USABeryl MountainZartman et al. (1970)10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3359:APDOKR]2.0.CO;2GSAB81_3359 
Bradley_2012_068342340341±1U/Pb zircon   Zircon  6000Beryl Mountain Quarry (Beryl Mountain Pegmatites; Beryl Hill; William's Ledge), South Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USABeryl MountainMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R090048George Frank Smith Quarry (G. F. Smith Quarry), Newport, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USAhttps://rruff.info/R090048

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