Swanzey, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 42° 52' 11'' North , 72° 16' 54'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 42.86972,-72.28167 |
GeoHash: | G#: drseghnn5 |
KΓΆppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
Swanzey is a town, incorporated in 1753.
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β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Albite var: Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
β Graphite Formula: C Reference: Read, Benjamin (1892). The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, from 1734 to 1890 (Salem, MA: Salem Press), p.4. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Read, Benjamin (1892). The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, from 1734 to 1890 (Salem, MA: Salem Press), p.4. |
β 'Pegmatite' |
β 'Soapstone' Reference: Meyers & Stewart, 1956. Geology of NH part III. |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Meyers & Stewart, 1956. Geology of NH part III. |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | 'Autunite' | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | 'Albite' | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | var: Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | Pegmatite | - | |
β | Soapstone | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
β | Graphite | 1.3.6.2 | C |
Group 5 - OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM | |||
AXO2·xH2O | |||
β | Uraninite | 5.1.1.1 | UO2 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
β | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
AB2(XO4)2·xH2O, containing (UO2)2+ | |||
β | Autunite | 40.2a.1.1 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
β | Talc | 71.2.1.3 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
β | Albite | 76.1.3.1 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | var: Cleavelandite | - | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | 'Pegmatite' | - | |
β | 'Soapstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
O | β Albite (var: Cleavelandite) | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite (var: Cleavelandite) | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Albite (var: Cleavelandite) | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Albite (var: Cleavelandite) | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Regional Geology
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Devonian - Silurian 358.9 - 443.8 Ma ID: 3186140 | Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Paleozoic (358.9 - 443.8 Ma) Lithology: Mudstone-carbonate-sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Late Ordovician 443.8 - 458.4 Ma ID: 2799700 | Granite, granodiorite, and tonalite Age: Late Ordovician (443.8 - 458.4 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Oliverian Plutonic Suite Comments: Part of the Oliverian Plutonic Suite (Late Ordovician) - Pink, weakly to moderately foliated, locally porphyritic biotite granitoids found in mantled gneiss domes. Mafic varieties contain hornblends. Variably metamorphosed up to amphibolite facies. Oliverian Plutonic Suite: Keene and Surry dome intrusive rocks = 444+/-8 U/Pb per NH020. Warwick dome intrusive rocks = 444+/-8 U/Pb per NH020. Lithology: Major:{granite,granodiorite,tonalite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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