Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 14602
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14602.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Barrington
Dover
Durham
Farmington
Lee
Rochester
Strafford

Latitude: 43°17'38"N
Longitude: 71°4'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.293888888889,-71.0725

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Cerite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Graftonite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Laueite	Melanterite	Meta-autunite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Reddingite	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Schoepite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stewartite
Strunzite	Sulphur	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Zircon

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 Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Calcite Cerite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Graftonite Kaolinite Löllingite Laueite Melanterite Meta-autunite Mica
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Orpiment Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Reddingite Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile Schoepite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stewartite
Strunzite Sulphur Titanite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite Zircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cookeite ()*	Diadochite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Eucryptite ()*	Ferrisicklerite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fourmarierite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Graftonite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*
Heterosite ()*	Hydroxylherderite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laueite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Ludlamite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Microcline ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Petalite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reddingite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stewartite ()*
Strengite ()*	Strunzite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Titanite ()*	Triphylite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vandendriesscheite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*
Whitlockite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	361	268	3	242711,242728,242730	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	361	261	7	242717,242718,242720,242725,242728,242730,242731	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			2	242719,242723	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	242711	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	242711	3092
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	361	268	1	242730	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	361	268	2	242711,242730	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	361	268	1	242730	1272
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	361	268	1	242730	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	361	268	4	242720,242728,242730,242732	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	242711,242722,242733	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	361	268	1	242730	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	242711	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	242711	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	242711	966
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	361	268	1	242730	289
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	361	268	1	242730	181
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O	361	268	1	242730	81
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	361	268	2	242730,242733	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	242710,242733	8173
Eucryptite ()*	Phenakite	LiAlSiO₄	361	268	1	242730	29
Ferrisicklerite ()*	Olivine	Li_1-x(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)(PO₄)	361	268	2	242723,242730	108
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	361	261	2	242730,242731	2740
Fourmarierite ()*	Schoepite	Pb_1-xO_3-2x(UO₂)₄(OH)_4+2x·4H₂O	361	268	1	242730	61
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	242711	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	361	268	3	242704,242711,242730	7437
Graftonite ()*	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂	361	268	1	242730	107
Graphite ()*	None	C	361	268	2	242705,242730	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	242733	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	361	268	1	242730	14640
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)	361	268	1	242730	204
Hydroxylherderite ()*	Gadolinite	CaBe(PO₄)(OH)	361	268	1	242730	119
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	361	268	2	242711,242730	5591
Laueite ()*	Laueite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	361	268	1	242730	70
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	361	268	1	242730	762
Ludlamite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	361	268	1	242730	66
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	361	268	2	242724,242730	14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	361	268	1	242730	915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	361	268	1	242730	388
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	361	268	7	242707,242717,242718,242720,242724,242725,242730	4924
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	361	268	1	242730	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	361	261	14	242707,242708,242711,242717,242718,242719,242720,242725,242727,242728,242730,242731,242732,242733	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	361	268	1	242730	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	361	268	1	242730	511
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	361	268	1	242730	124
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	361	268	1	242730	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	361	268	4	242711,242722,242725,242730	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	242711,242723	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	361	268	16	242707,242708,242709,242710,242711,242713,242717,242718,242719,242720,242722,242724,242725,242727,242728,242730	61156
Reddingite ()*	Reddingite	Mn²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·3H₂O	361	268	1	242730	24
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	361	268	1	242730	1711
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	361	268	1	242730	206
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			3	242711,242722,242724	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	361	261	3	242728,242730,242731	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	361	268	1	242730	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	361	268	1	242730	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	242711	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	361	268	1	242730	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	242723	978
Stewartite ()*	Stewartite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	361	268	1	242730	48
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	361	268	1	242730	263
Strunzite ()*	Strunzite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O	361	268	1	242730	98
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	361	268	1	242730	2045
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	242733	4899
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	361	268	1	242730	313
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	361	268	1	242730	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	361	268	1	242730	890
Vandendriesscheite ()*	None	Pb_1.6(UO₂)₁₀O₆(OH)₁₁·11H₂O	361	268	1	242730	52
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	242733	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	361	268	1	242730	636
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	361	268	1	242730	104
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	361	268	2	242711,242730	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0409	277	261	269 ± 8	K-Ar	Age of pegmatite		muscovite				Muscovite			191878	Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA	Parker Mountain	Zartman et al. (1970)	10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3359:APDOKR]2.0.CO;2	GSAB81_3359
	Alexandra-0197	361	268	361-268	U-Pb	Age of pegmatite		zircon				Zircon			9013	Parker Mountain Mine (Buzzo Mine; Foss Mine), Parker Mountain, Strafford, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, USA	Parker Mountain	Bradley et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1600035	CM54_945

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