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Locality Name:
Springfield, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA


mindat Locality ID: 16050
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16050.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Springfield, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Aaron's Ledge Mine (Lamb Mine)
Colby Mine (Joe Hill Mine)
Columbia Mine
Davenport Mine
Franklin Playter Quarry
George Hill
Globe Mine
Justin Nichols Mine
Melvin Hill Prospects
Murphy Prospect
Reynolds Mine
United Mine

Latitude: 43°33'7"N
Longitude: 72°4'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.551944444444,-72.081944444444
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: Al As Au B Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Fe S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGraftoniteLöllingiteMicaNickelineNoneOlivineQuartzTourmalineVesuvianite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Gold  (*)Graftonite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5242778,242782,242784,242786,2427898803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34242778,242779,242780,2427862353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312427891534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12427829052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12427841272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1810242779,242780,242781,242782,242784,242785,242786,242787,242788,2427894286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Gold  (*)CopperAu124277830554
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)21242782107
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3124278314640
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21242784762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2242782,2427894924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29242778,242779,242780,242782,242784,242785,242786,242788,24278917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12427792994
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812427789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210242778,242779,242780,242781,242782,242783,242784,242785,242786,24278861156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)7242778,242779,242780,242781,242784,242785,2427862705
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)3242782,242784,242787313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212427842718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012427891395


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