Orford soapstone quarries, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Orford soapstone quarries | Group of Quarries |
Orford | Township |
Grafton County | County |
New Hampshire | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 72° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
Type:
Group of Quarries
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
30138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30138:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d27e7595-369d-4c6f-b3e3-7d4fbca08a83
Located on Cottonstone Mountain, these quarries were active before 1823.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β 'Soapstone' |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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β | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Soapstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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