Lempster, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 43° 13' 38'' North , 72° 10' 52'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 43.22738,-72.18121 |
GeoHash: | G#: drstvmr1z |
Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
Note: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the East Lempster topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 3 sets of coordinates for this town.
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Devonian - Silurian 358.9 - 443.8 Ma ID: 3186140 | Paleozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Paleozoic (358.9 - 443.8 Ma) Lithology: Mudstone-carbonate-sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Early Devonian 393.3 - 419.2 Ma ID: 2963901 | Bethlehem Granodiorite Age: Early Devonian (393.3 - 419.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Bethlehem Granodiorite Description: (Bethlehem Gneiss of Billings, 1955) - Gray, strongly foliated biotite-muscovite granodiorite and associated tonalite and granite. Comments: Part of the New Hampshire Plutonic Suite (Late to Early Devonian) - Includes synkinematic and postkinematic granitoids related to the Acadian orogeny. Ages range from 410 to 365 Ma. Moody Ledge Granite displaced by Mount Clough pluton = 435+/-3 U/Pb per NH015 455+/-? U/Pb per J.N. Aleinikoff, oral commun., June 1994. New Hampshire Plutonic Suite: Fairlee pluton = 411+/-4 U/Pb, zircon and 400+/-5 U/Pb, monazite per NH025. Mount Clough pluton = 410+/-5 U/Pb per J.N. Aleinikoff, oral commun., Jan.4, 1989. Bellows Falls pluton = 410-405 U/Pb (T.M. Harrison, quoted by NH036). Lithology: Major:{granodiorite}, Minor:{tonalite,granite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Localities in this RegionShow map
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan Co.
- Lempster
- Sullivan Co.