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Locality Name:
Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 361
Youngest recorded age at locality: 261

mindat Locality ID: 9013
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9013.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°17'37"N
Longitude: 71°9'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.293611111111,-71.157222222222
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 C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn U Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteArsenoliteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteCeriteChloriteClay
ColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGraftoniteKaoliniteLöllingite
LaueiteMelanteriteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPharmacosideritePhenakite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRutileSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStewartite
StrunziteSulphurTourmalineVivianiteZircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Diadochite  (*)Diopside  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fourmarierite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laueite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Petalite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
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)36126808803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)336126802353
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O33612680231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS36126809052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O36126801272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23612680606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1836126804286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO236126805171
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63612680289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83612680181
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O361268081
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O636126804135
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4361268029
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)3612680108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F36126802740
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O361268061
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)36126807437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)23612680107
Graphite  (*)NoneC36126802812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3361268014640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)3612680204
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)3612680119
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)436126805591
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O361268070
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23612680762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O361268066
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4361268014899
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3612680915
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O3612680388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)36126804924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O36126801508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2361268017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O36126802994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S33612680511
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O103612680124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O3612680428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2361268039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2361268061156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O361268024
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)36126801711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)53612680206
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)36126802705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O36126801153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)36126806417
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63612680688
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O361268048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3612680263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O361268098
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS36126802045
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)3612680313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO236126802718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3612680890
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O361268052
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O3612680636
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)63612680104
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)36126805251


2 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
Alexandra-0409277261269 ± 8K-ArAge of pegmatitemuscovite  YesMuscovite  191878Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USAParker MountainZartman et al. (1970)10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3359:APDOKR]2.0.CO;2GSAB81_3359 
Alexandra-0197361268361-268U-PbAge of pegmatitezircon   Zircon  9013Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USAParker MountainBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 

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