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Locality Name:
Nancy Quarries, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA


mindat Locality ID: 8924
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8924.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Nancy No. 1 Quarry
Nancy No. 2 Quarry

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 As B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Fe H K Mg Na O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArrojaditeArsenopyriteBerylClayDiasporeFeldsparGarnetGraftoniteLazulite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyriteQuartzSpinelTourmalineVivianite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2242233,2422348803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32242233,2422342353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21242234356
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2124223450
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12422349052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12422342740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12422347437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)22242233,242234107
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)20232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4124223414899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22242233,24223417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2124223439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22242233,24223461156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2060
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512422331516
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)2242233,242234313
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1242234636



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