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Locality Name:
Shelburne, Coos Co., New Hampshire, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24414
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24414.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shelburne, Coos Co., New Hampshire, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Fischer Mine
Stevens Prospect
White Mountain Silver & Lead Mine (Shelburne Lead Mine)

Latitude: 44°24'4"N
Longitude: 71°4'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.401111111111,-71.074722222222
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 C Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Galena  (*)
Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312420802353
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412420825516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22242081,24208227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81242082577
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2242081,24208224243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2124208212537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12420804924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23242080,242081,24208217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22242081,24208239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23242080,242081,24208261156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2242081,2420826417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2242081,2420825186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2242081,24208221482


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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