Silver White Granite Quarry, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver White Granite Quarry | Quarry |
| Fitzwilliam | - not defined - |
| Cheshire County | County |
| New Hampshire | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 46' 8'' North , 72° 8' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzwilliam | 2,280 (2017) | 1.4km |
| Troy | 1,221 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Richmond | 1,147 (2017) | 10.3km |
| Royalston | 1,276 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Jaffrey | 2,757 (2017) | 11.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keene Mineral Club | Keene, New Hampshire | 21km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Victoria White Quarry
Quarry opened ca. 1904. Operated by Perry White Granite Company (1909), later the Milford Pink-Victoria White Granite Company of Milford, Massachusetts.
The Victoria White (formerly Silver White) quarry was a quarter of a mile
northeast of Fitzwilliam Depot.
Biotite-muscovite granite of light bluish-gray color and of even-grained, very fine texture, with feldspars under 0.1 inch and micas to about 0.05 inch. Its constituents, in descending order of abundance, are clear colorless to translucent bluish potash feldspar (orthoclase and microcline); very light smoky quartz with cavities and hairlike crystals of rutile; clear to milk-white sodalime feldspar (oligoclase), very little kaolinized, some small mica crystals; biotite (black mica); muscovite (white mica). Accessory minerals include rutile. Secondary minerals include kaolin and calcite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| โ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| โ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| โ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| โ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- GranderiaPassive Margin
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