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Locality Name:
Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 121
Youngest recorded age at locality: 121

mindat Locality ID: 195631
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195631.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, USA": 64
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Auburn
Brentwood
Candia
Chester
Deerfield
Epping
Exeter
Fremont
Hampton
Kingston
Londonderry
Newington
Newmarket
Northwood
Nottingham
Portsmouth
Raymond
Rye
Salem
Windham

Latitude: 43°0'10"N
Longitude: 71°4'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.002777777778,-71.0725

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite
Melanterite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Staurolite	Stibnite	Talc
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wagnerite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Halotrichite Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite
Melanterite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Staurolite Stibnite Talc
Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Wagnerite Wollastonite Zircon

91 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clarkeite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cookeite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Epidote ()*
Euclase ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hastingsite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sicklerite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Triphylite ()*
Triploidite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Wodginite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	242698,242701	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	121	121	11	242666,242673,242679,242680,242681,242686,242687,242691,242692,242698,242701	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			9	242650,242656,242679,242680,242691,242696,242698,242699,242701	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	242666	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			2	242677,242693	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	242666	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	242666	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	121	121	2	242666,242673	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	242689	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	242666,242677,242691	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	121	121	2	242673,242688	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	242691	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	242689	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	242666	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			2	242680,242691	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			11	242650,242672,242677,242679,242680,242681,242683,242686,242687,242691,242692	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	242666	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			8	242666,242676,242689,242693,242696,242698,242699,242701	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	242666	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	242666	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	242666	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			4	242666,242679,242680,242691	27198
Clarkeite ()*	None	Na(UO₂)O(OH)·nH₂O			1	242679	18
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	242666	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	242698	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	242666	966
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	242680	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	242680	289
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈			1	242680	181
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	242677	382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	242666,242679	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	242670,242698	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			4	242666,242677,242698,242701	9895
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	242680	520
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	242654,242698,242699,242700	8173
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)			1	242680	120
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	121	121	1	242673	371
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			8	242639,242677,242679,242680,242691,242696,242698,242699	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	242677,242678,242680,242691,242696	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	242666,242668,242677,242680	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			5	242660,242666,242674,242677,242691	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	242666	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			3	242648,242698,242699	2812
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	242666	409
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	121	121	1	242673	209
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	242666,242684	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	121	121	1	242673	407
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	242666	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	242666	581
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)			1	242680	155
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	242679	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	121	121	4	242639,242673,242680,242698	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	242677	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	242644,242666	915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	242679	388
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			14	242639,242642,242650,242666,242677,242678,242679,242680,242691,242692,242694,242696,242698,242701	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	242678	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	242666,242680	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			17	242639,242642,242650,242654,242656,242666,242672,242678,242679,242680,242681,242686,242687,242691,242692,242696,242698	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	242666	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			4	242656,242677,242696,242699	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			8	242666,242677,242678,242680,242686,242691,242692,242699	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	242677	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	121	121	6	242666,242673,242677,242691,242696,242699	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	121	121	33	242639,242642,242646,242649,242650,242654,242656,242662,242666,242669,242671,242672,242673,242674,242677,242678,242679,242680,242681,242682,242683,242684,242686,242687,242689,242690,242691,242692,242694,242696,242698,242699,242701	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	242666	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	242666	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			10	242656,242668,242669,242672,242677,242680,242683,242691,242692,242696	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	242666	1153
Sicklerite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)			1	242680	66
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	242677,242678,242691	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			2	242677,242680	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	242666	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	242680,242691	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	242666,242679,242686	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	242652	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			3	242680,242686,242691	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	242682	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	242677	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	242666	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	242666	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			4	242666,242698,242699,242701	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	242691	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	242641	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)			2	242686,242691	313
Triploidite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)			1	242680	29
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	242680,242691	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			2	242679,242691	890
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈			1	242680	78
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	242666	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			4	242639,242666,242678,242698	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	AREPS5_257-00022	121	121	121											30115	Mount Pawtuckaway, Nottingham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, USA	Mount Pawtuckaway	Zartman (1977)	10.1146/annurev.ea.05.050177.001353	AREPS5_257

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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