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Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Owl's Head (ca. 1907-1915)

Owl's Head Mountain, Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Owl's Head (ca. 1907-1915)

Owl's Head Mountain, Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Owl's Head (ca. 1907-1915)

Owl's Head Mountain, Benton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


Established in 1764 as Coventry, after the town of the same name in Connecticut. The name was changed in 1840 in honor of US Senator, Thomas Hart Benton, from the state of Missouri.

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Mineral List

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ 'Epidote Supergroup'
Formula: A2M3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Fogg, Alonzo J. (1874). Statistics and Gazetteer of New Hampshire
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Boudette, Eugene L. (2005). Gold in New Hampshire (NH Dept. of Environmental Services, Environmental Fact Sheet CO-GEO-1).
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Reference: Woodman Institute (Dover, NH) museum, no. W1:600077.
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Reference: Nashua Min. Soc. Disp. Cat., 1995
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I. M6753 200704
β“˜ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Reference: No reference listed

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Epidote Supergroup'-A2M3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote SupergroupA2M3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Epidote SupergroupA2M3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote SupergroupA2M3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton,_New_Hampshire
Wikidata ID:Q2417437
GeoNames ID:5083322

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