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Muscovite from
Belden Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Belden Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653545:2
GUID (UUID V4):32a2f68f-d6c5-495f-96db-1e1c763e06d0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.9km (0.6 miles) Wheat Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Atwood Mine, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) Leggett mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Keniston mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Eight-Ball Mica prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) New Gove prospect, Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) McGinnis Mine (McGinnis Mica Mine; Wilcher and Pilsbury Mine), Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) Brown Mine, Wentworth, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) Charles Davis Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) Fletcher Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Newcastle, Australia] at 15:01 05...entrance and arch of the Palermo mine, North Groton, Grafton County. Rob Lawrence photo, courtesy Bob...Bob Whitmore. 242 ROCKS & MINERALS lthough New Hampshire, the Granite State, is one of our smaller states...reading Jackson (1844) on the mineralogy of New Hampshire that even at this early date there was already...activity produced new localities, renewed some old localities, and resulted in new minerals being discovered
Report (volume)
Bulletin 931-P MICA-BEARING PEGMATITES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE A PRELIMINARY REPORT BY J. C. OLSON Strategic................................................ Grafton district.........................................Geologic map of the Alstead area, Keene district , New Hampshire........................ 62. Map showing locations...of mica and feldspar mines of the Grafton district, New Hampshire .....................................district, New Hampshire.. Figure 38. Index map of New Hampshire showing locations of the Grafton and Keene
Report (issue)
given in New Hampshire by Samuel Cordick, superintendent of the General Electric Co.'s mine; Andrew T...Mica Products Co.; C. W. Bryant, of the Standard mine; L. R. Brown, of Canaan; G. N. Bicker, of Canaan...number of mines in Grafton County and extended other kindnesses; M. M. Kilton, of Grafton Center; L. L. Howard...large sheet mica. The average price paid for run of mine mica, not split or sorted, ranges from $50 to $200...two, muscovite and phlogopite, have extensive application in the industrial world. -Only muscovite is mined
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mines & Minerals of North Groton, New Hampshire The historical background of the famous North Groton...Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 R O B E R T W. WHITMORE Weare, New Hampshire 03281 N O R T H G... a large percentage of the popula­ tion of New Hampshire would not recognize the name, let alone be able...Groton, New Hampshire. WENTWORTH X McGinnis Mine X Wheat Mine X Belden Mine Atwood Mine, F. Davis...Davis .XMine DORCHESTER X RUMNEY (118 Penna Coal x Mine Diamond Minex V U n i Holden x Mini] o n
Book
THE PEGMATITE MINES KNOWN AS NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE eral I ederi Acknowledi:ments Dedicated...experience. As a kid growing up in Manchester, New Hampshire, I was always fascinated by minerals and tried...premier sandbox, but I could also make sure the mine would remain open to mineral enthusiasts for years...maintained the notoriety acquired by the Palermo No. I mine. Its impact on the nation, and in some respects...different species - several of them unique to the mine - Palermo has earned a reputation that makes it
Report (volume)
(K)The Wild Horse quicksilver district, Lander County, Nevada, by C. H. Dane and C. P. Ross (published...August 1942)• 259 (L)Tin deposits of northern Lander County, Nevada, by Carl Fries, Jr. (published in March...(M)Manganese deposits in the Nevada district, White Pine County, Nevada, by R. J. Roberts (published ix June 1942)•...of the Opalite district, Malheur County, Oregon, and Humboldt County Nevada, by R. G. Yates (published...'319 (0) Nickel deposit near Gold Hill, Boulder County, Colorxdo, by E. N. Goddard and T. S. Lovering
Report (issue)
Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL..._______ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ________________________________...pegmatites ___________________ _ Pegmatites of the Grafton and Keene districts __ _ Sources of pegmatites...characteristics of mica _________________ _ Properties of muscovite _____________________ _ Structural imperfections...quality __ AnalyHis of the wartime mica industry of New England ________________________________________
Report (volume)
General features____________________________ Coosa County _________ ____________________ Randolph County...Cherokee County_____________________________ 72 Elbert County _____________________________ 75 Hall County__...County_______________________________ 76 Hart County. ___ __ __________________ 77, Lumpkin and Union counti...___________ S3 Pickens County _______-______________________ 83 Rabun County-_____________________________...____________ 86 Troup County ________________________________ 86 Upson County _______________________________
Report (volume)
(K) The Wild Horae quicksilver district, Lander County, Nevada, by C. H. Dane and C. P. Ross (published......... 259 (L) Tin deposits of northern Lander County, Nevada, by Carl Pries, Jr. (published in March...Manganese deposits in the Nevada district, White Pine County, Nevada, by R. J. Roberts (published in June 1942)...of the Opallte district, Malheur County, Oregon, and Humbdldt County. Nevada, by R. G. Yates (published...'319 (0) Nickel deposit near Gold Hill, Boulder County, Colo.rado, by E. N. Goddard and T 0 S. Lovering
Report (issue)
Porphyritic quartz monzonite ......................... Muscovite-biotite granite............................. Quartz...through Triassic sequence of the Eagle Basin . Belden Formation ................................... Gothic............. Photographs showing features of the Belden Formation .......................................Photograph showing setting of the Pitkin Iron Corp. mine ..................................................silver-bearing copper sulfides from the Snowmass Creek mine................................ 14. Analyses of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sandstones of Pennsylvanian–Permian age, Colorado, USA: implications for provenance and metamorphic studies...UniÕersity, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, USA Received 27 October 1998; accepted 12 October 1999...found near the source of the Sangre de Cristo, Belden, and Maroon Formations from central Colorado were...elements, including the REE. The sandstones from the Belden Formation have higher quartzrfeldspar ratios than...order Sangre de Cristo Formation) Maroon Formation) Belden Formation, but the CIWX Žchemical index of weatherings
Report (issue)
Limestone (or Dolomite) ................ . Pre-Belden unconformity and Molas Formation ........ . Pennsylvanian...Pennsylvanian and Permian Systems ................. . Belden Formation ............................... . Minturn...5 Photographs: 3. Canyon of the Eagle River at Belden and Gilman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................. -........... 27 10. Belden Formation in roadcut on U.S. Highway 24 . . . .... . . . . . . 35 11. Channeled contact between Belden and Minturn Formations . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
Leadville limestone ________________________ _ Belden shale and Minturn formation _________ _ Mesozoic...economic s.nd geologic features _____ -_- __ Gold Cup mine _______ ---------------------Other mines and prospects..._______ _ Maid of Athens mine _______________________ _ Silent Friend mine _________________________...features _________ _ Akron mine _______________________________ _ Erie mine _________________________________...Egg mine _____________________ _ May, Mazeppa, and W. and A. mines ________ _ Morning Star mine ____
Thesis/Dissertation
mineralogy................ 44 vii f. ABSTRACT A new technique is introduced to produce mineralogic maps...lead-silver ore and the Star Mine in 1878 (Garrett, 1950). The remoteness of the mine discouraged development...2711 lb (oz ?) Ag and 2 oz. Au (Roy, 1972). The mine is currently.being prospected by Dr, C. S. Livingstone...future. 4 The -Clara L. Mine, 300 m. south of the Star and the Stewart Mine in Stewart Basin were actively...initial flurry of activity in the forties, the lapis mine settled into dormancy that was to last until 1980
Report (issue)
the current-year issues of the monthly catalog "New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices...Alaska Distribution Section, U.S. Geological Survey, New Federal Building - Box 12 101 Twelfth Ave., Fairbanks...Distribution, Bldg. 810, Federal Center FAIRBANKS, Alaska-New Federal Bldg., 101 Twelfth Ave. Geology and Uranium...Saguache County. 2. Geology Colorado Gunnison County. 3. Uranium ores Colorado Saguache County. 4. Uranium...Uranium ores Colorado Gunnison County. I. Title, II. Series: Geological Survey professional paper ; 1457
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Report (volume)
the current-year issues of the monthly catalog "New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices...Alaska Distribution Section, U.S. Geological Survey, New Federal Building- Box 12 101 Twelfth Ave., Fairbanks...Alaska--New Federal Bldg., 101 Twelfth Ave. Geology and Geochemistry of the Pitch Uranium Mine Area,... Saguache County, Colorado By j. THOMAS NASH Description and interpretation of the geology and geochemistry...geochemistry of a new type of uranium deposit that occurs chiefly in brecciated dolomite U.S. GEOLOGICAL
Report (issue)
WHITEPINE AREA, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO by Charles S. Robinson This report Is... ................... 29 .................. 36 Belden shale ...................... 42 Tertiary intrusive...of the ore depoait* ..............*...... 143 Mine* and prospect* ......................... 147 Akron............. 139 * May, Mazeppa, and W. and A. mine* ......... 191 Morning Star ....................the White pine area 3. Sketch of the Spar Copper mine 1. Geologic map and sections of the White pine
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Report (volume)
..'__ Dauielson quarry________________________ Belden quarry _______:______________: ____ 51 51 52 52...quarries and their product Continued. Litchfiekl County Continued. Page. Warren _______________________...Comstock prospect ____________ ____ 76 Middlesex County-_ _______ 70 Middietowu_______________1___________...__ 76 Ben venue quarries____________ _ 76 New Haven County - __________ 78 Ansouia _______________________..._____ Holhrook quarry_________________________ New London County____________________________ Groton
Report (issue)
Dolomite: host for uranium at the Pitch Mine, Saguache County, Colorado by J. Thomas Nash Open-File...location of Pitch Mine.............3 map of the Pitch Mine area.................7 Pitch Mine area...........column in the Pitch Mine area...........5 Petrochemical data for carbonate rocks, Pitch Mine area.........37...Dolomite: host for uranium at the Pitch mine, Saguache County, Colorado by J. Thomas Nash ABSTRACT Newly...Newly documented uranium ore in the Pitch Mine occurs chiefly in brecciated Mississippian Leadville Dolomite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
feet) is locatedin the southeastern part of Eagle County,Colorado, about 2o miles north-northwestof Leadville...locally altered to sericiteand the biotite to muscovite,both alterationsbeing of small extent. At times...somecasesshowedthe typical characteristicsof muscovite,but in the majority of casesit was opaquedue to...now sericitic alterations. In thin section the muscovite is seen to be derived from the biotite of...House,breakingup into the quartzitein the latter mine. On the Whipsaw claim this vein has been followed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TENNESSEE PASS, CO 2161 Molas Fm Belden Fm. I •'• Ter tia•.•Por. Belden •Molas ::::::::::::::::::::...Ore types The gold-rich(> 10 ppm Au) rocksfoundon mine dumpsthroughoutthe TennesseePassdistrictshow two...eralizationeffectsoccur in three stratigraphicin- mine east of Leadville (Tschauder and Landis, tervals...respectively.Anomalousamountsof ing"). In the Elkhorn mine, sandingis mostintense gold are also sporadicallypresent...pyrite-limoniteand quartzamountsof gold are rarely presentin the Belden pyrite-limoniteveinletsare presentwithin the i
Report (issue)
Ore Deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Study made in cooperation...1017 Ore Deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado By THOMAS S. LOVERING, OGDEN TWETO, and...1896Ore deposits of the Oilman District, Eagle County, Colorado. (Geological Survey Professional Paper..................................... Minturn and Belden Formations .................. Pando Porphyry .................................... Pre-Belden unconformity ......................... Leadville Dolomite
 
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