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Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Dravite

Orford soapstone quarries, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Dravite

Orford soapstone quarries, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Dravite

Orford soapstone quarries, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Dorchester, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Type:
Township
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Orford1,162 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
30139
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30139:1
GUID (UUID V4):
a7cc7802-0adf-449b-94a2-6c4e85f9f649


Orford is a town, incorporated in 1761.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

32 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chloritoid
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
β“˜ Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Soapstone'
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz
var. Rutilated Quartz		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Chloritoid9.AF.85(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Margarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
β“˜Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Soapstone'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Hβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Alβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Siβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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Wikidata ID:Q934408
GeoNames ID:5090662

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