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Locality Name:
Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 361
Youngest recorded age at locality: 261

mindat Locality ID: 191878
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-191878.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine)
Route 126 Road Cut

Latitude: 43°17'37"N
Longitude: 71°9'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.293611111111,-71.157222222222
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 B Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteArsenoliteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteCeriteChloriteClay
ColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGraftoniteKaoliniteLöllingite
LaueiteMelanteriteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPharmacosideritePhenakite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRutileSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStewartite
StrunziteSulphurTourmalineVivianiteZircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Diadochite  (*)Diopside  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fourmarierite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laueite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Petalite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)36126812427308803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33612612242730,2427312353
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O33612681242730231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS36126812427309052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O36126812427301272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23612681242730606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1836126812427304286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO236126812427305171
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63612681242730289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83612681242730181
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O361268124273081
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O636126812427304135
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4361268124273029
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)3612681242730108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3612612242730,2427312740
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O361268124273061
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)36126812427307437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)23612681242730107
Graphite  (*)NoneC36126812427302812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3361268124273014640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)3612681242730204
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)3612681242730119
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)436126812427305591
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O361268124273070
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23612681242730762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O361268124273066
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4361268124273014899
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3612681242730915
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O3612681242730388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)36126812427304924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O36126812427301508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23612612242730,24273117380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O36126812427302994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S33612681242730511
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O103612681242730124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3612681242730428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2361268124273039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2361268124273061156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O361268124273024
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)36126812427301711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)53612681242730206
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3612612242730,2427312705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O36126812427301153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)36126812427306417
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63612681242730688
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O361268124273048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3612681242730263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O361268124273098
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS36126812427302045
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)3612681242730313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO236126812427302718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3612681242730890
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O361268124273052
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O3612681242730636
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)63612681242730104
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)36126812427305251


2 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
Alexandra-0409277261269 ± 8K-ArAge of pegmatitemuscovite   Muscovite  191878Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USAParker MountainZartman et al. (1970)10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3359:APDOKR]2.0.CO;2GSAB81_3359 
Alexandra-0197361268361-268U-PbAge of pegmatitezircon   Zircon  9013Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USAParker MountainBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 

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