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Locality Name:
Richmond, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24372
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24372.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Richmond, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Richmond Anthophyllite Locality
Richmond Soapstone Quarry (Harris Quarry)

Latitude: 42°45'17"N
Longitude: 72°16'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.754722222222,-72.271666666667
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 B C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylCalciteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSapphirineSpinelStauroliteTalcTourmaline
Vesuvianite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Dravite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Grossular  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22241977,241978718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124197827770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812419781756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812419781008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1241978648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12419782740
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21241978178
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12419784924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2124197817380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2124197839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2124197861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212419785614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]0129
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12419782705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212419783337
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395


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