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Locality Name:
Bethlehem, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24597
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24597.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
North Sugarloaf Mountain Locality
Rosebrooks Gap Localities

Latitude: 44°16'49"N
Longitude: 71°41'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.280277777778,-71.688055555556

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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Sc Si Sn Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousBastnäsiteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluocerite
FluoriteGadoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRutile
SodaliteZircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bazzite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Danalite  (*)Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)12421368803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212421362162
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1242136304
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O124213651
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21242136606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812421364286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212421365171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2124213694
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S124213658
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF3124213645
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22242136,2421379617
Gadolinite-(Ce)  (*)GadoliniteCe2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2124213631
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)21242136163
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S124213660
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12421367437
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1242136237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3124213614640
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)124213655
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312421365433
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2242136,2421374924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212421365800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2124213617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12421362994
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1242136326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2124213639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22242136,24213761156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12421366417
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1242136939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12421365251



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