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Red Hill, Moultonborough, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA

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References:
Quinn, A. (1937): Petrology of the Alkaline Rocks of Red Hill, New Hampshire (Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. v. 48).

Meyers & Stewart (1956): The Geology of New Hampshire -- Part III, Minerals and Mines, p.55.

Woolley, A.R. (1987): Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

Henderson, C. M. B.; Karen Pendlebury; K. A. Foland (1989): Mineralogy and Petrology of the Red Hill Alkaline Igneous Complex, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Journal of Petrology 30(3):627-666).

Dorais, Michael (1993): Pyroxene in enclaves and syenites of the Red Hill complex, New Hampshire: an ion and electron microprobe study (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 114:130-138, May 1993).

Dorais, Michael; Neil D. MacRae and T. Grove (1994): Amphibole zoning in the Garland Peak Syenite, Red Hill complex, New Hampshire: camptonitic parental magmas and differentiation to silica-oversaturated syenites (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 117:76-86, June 1994).




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


Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.47]
  		•  Aegirine-augite
    (Na,Ca)(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Alkaline Rocks and Carboratites of the World, Part1,North &South America,1987, Wolley,A,R,]
  		•  Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 117:76-86, June 1994]
  		•  Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Januzzi, R.E. and Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities Of Connecticut and Southern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. ]
  		•  Astrophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Cancrinite
    Na
     
    6
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Chevkinite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La,Ca,Th)
     
    4
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[O
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Ferro-edenite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [J. Petrol. 33:1193-1218 (1992)]
  		•  Ferrohornblende
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [J. Petrol. 33:1193-1218 (1992)]
  		•  Ferropargasite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Journal of Petrology 30(3):627-666 (1989)]
  		•  Hastingsite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.74]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.74]
  		•  Kaersutite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    4
    		Ti][O|OH|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [J. Petrol. 33:1193-1218 (1992)]
  		•  Katophorite
    Na[CaNa][Fe
    2+
    4
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Journal of Petrology 30(3):627-666 (1989)]
  		•  Mosandrite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(Ce,La,Nd)Ti(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		OF
     
    3
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.43]
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Rosenbuschite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Zr,Ti)[O|F|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Woolley, A.R. (1987), Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World]
  		•  Sodalite
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.43]
    Site Photo
    Horne Quarry, Red Hill, Moultonborough, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
    © 2008 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Sodalite
    var: Hackmanite ?
    Na
     
    8
    		Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		(Cl
     
    2
    		,S)
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.55]
  		•  Taramite
    Na[CaNa][Fe
    2+
    3
    		AlFe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Journal of Petrology 30(3):627-666 (1989)]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.55]
  		•  Wöhlerite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		(Zr,Nb)[(O,OH,F)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.62]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.63]


    26 entries listed. 21 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll Co.
        • Moultonborough
          • Red Hill

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