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Hurricane Mt. localities, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA

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Alkali syenite pegmatite. (Includes four sites on the mountain, known generally as "West Locality," "North Locality," "East Locality" and "Summit Locality.")
This site is often referred to as being in "North Conway," which is a village within the township of Conway.



References:
Hawthorne, F.C., Oberti, R., Ottolini, L., and Foord, E.E. (1996b) Lithium-bearing fluor-arfvedsonite from Hurricane Mountain, New Hampshire: a crystal-chemical study. Canadian Mineralogist: 34: 1015-1019.





Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart, 1956. Geology of NH: Part III, Minerals & Mines]
  		•  'Adularia'
    KAlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart, 1956. Geology of NH: Part III, Minerals & Mines]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Hurricane Mt. localities, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
    © S.M. Whittemore
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Astrophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Bavenite
    Ca
     
    4
    		Be
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    26
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Glauconite
    K
     
    0.08
    		R
    1
    1.33
    		 R
    2
    0.67
    		 [][Al
     
    0.13
    		Si
     
    3.87
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
    Description: Green fine-grained masses to 1 cm. Some of the glauconite is rubidium-bearing. Analysis by Frank Hawethorne.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 65:292 (1990)]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Hurricane Mt. localities, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
    © SMS 2007
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [Nashua Min. Soc. Display Cat., 1995]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rutilated Quartz
    Reference: [Rocks & Min 80:245]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Riebeckite
    [ ][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Riebeckite
    var: Crocidolite
    Reference: [Meyers & Stewart, 1956. Geology of NH: Part III, Minerals & Mines]
    Site Photo
    Hurricane Mt. localities, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
    © Charles Creekmur
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Hurricane Mt. localities, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA
    © S.M. Whittemore


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