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Waterville Valley, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Waterville ValleyTownship
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Neighbouring regions:
Thornton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:
Township
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Waterville Valley274 (2017)


The town of Waterville was incorporated in 1829. The name was changed to Waterville Valley in 1967.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.47
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.43
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Reference: Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.43,46
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: MacFall, P.M. (1951) Gem Hunter's Guide (1st ed.). Science and Mathematics Publishing Company, 187 pages.; Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index; Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296; Mineralogical Record (1990) 21:203-213
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Reference: MacFall, P.M. (1951) Gem Hunter's Guide (1st ed.). Science and Mathematics Publishing Company, 187 pages.; Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index; Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296; Mineralogical Record (1990) 21:203-213
β“˜ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296
β“˜ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index; Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index; Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_Valley,_New_Hampshire
Wikidata ID:Q1018140
GeoNames ID:5094304

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