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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 30137
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30137.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Warren, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Beech Hill
Clement Mine (Wood Mine)
Cotton Prospect (Tilly's Last Chance)
Ore Hill Mine (Warren Silver-Lead Mine; Warren Zinc Mine)

Latitude: 43°54'42"N
Longitude: 71°54'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.911666666667,-71.914444444444

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 Au Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au Mo S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteTalcVesuvianite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12424398803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)24704701242441718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812424394286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124243827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2470470124244127198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1847047012424411008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612424384135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)47047012424418173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS470470124244124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu470470030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312424381544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3470470124244114640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO447047012424411507
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2470470124244112537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS247047005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24704703242439,242440,24244117380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)247047012424412273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24704703242439,242440,24244139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S847047012424419056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24704703242439,242440,24244161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO247047012424415614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)347047012424411214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS470470124244121482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)247047012424413337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)247047012424412562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)104704702242438,2424411395
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)47047012424411025



1 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
vms-01067470470Ordovician       S6134Ore Hill Mine (Warren Silver-Lead Mine; Warren Zinc Mine), Warren, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USAOre HillMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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