Ferro-hornblende from
Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
| Locality type: | Hill | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Ferro-hornblende | |
| Formula: | ◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Further analysis (T. Mortimer, mindatnh.org, 2010) indicates that at least some of the the "ferrohornblende" from this locality is actually pargasite. | |
| Habit: | Dark green bladed crystals which sometimes look like "actinolite." | |
| Colour: | dark green | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Scapolite Titanite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Scheelite | ⓘ1 photo of Ferro-hornblende associated with Scheelite at this locality. | |
| Diopside | ⓘ1 photo of Ferro-hornblende associated with Diopside at this locality. | |
| Grossular | ⓘ1 photo of Ferro-hornblende associated with Grossular at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ferro-hornblende data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 310311 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:310311:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 40d20b3c-6eb5-46c6-ae0a-d2306d04e3c2 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ferro-hornblende | ||
| 67.7km (42.1 miles) | ⓘWinchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 73.3km (45.6 miles) | ⓘRoute 11 road cuts, Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 78.3km (48.6 miles) | ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA | |
| 87.7km (54.5 miles) | ⓘBald Head Cliff, York, York County, Maine, USA | |
| 91.9km (57.1 miles) | ⓘRed Hill, Moultonborough, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
| 93.3km (58.0 miles) | ⓘCarlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, USA | |
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