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Almandine from
Lower quarry, E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lower quarry, E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653997
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653997:9
GUID (UUID V4):7a93b729-a055-43a7-9d40-8035c1069279
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘE.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBullock Quarry, E.E. Smith Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘPattuck Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNew Haven Mica Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘMud Mica Mine, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWadhams-Tucker Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMonarch Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘTruman Patten Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘMarston Quarry, Alexandria, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘMorgan Mica prospect, Alexandria, 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...05 January 2015 ARTHUR E. SMITH 9118 Concho Street Houston, Texas 77036 artsmithite@msn.com Figure 1...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
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...collector of gem minerals RUSSELL P. Thomas NEW YORK MACFALL Y. Crowell Company / ESTABLISHED...Shop and Herbert Grand Girard, both of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ken Kyte of Covington, Louisiana, Merton...Indiana, George E. Lambert of Wappingers Falls. New York, and D. L. Hathaway of Cosmopolis, Washington...Such pegmatite dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, liquid in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
98195, USA; defnep@uw.edu Department of Chemistry, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA; richard... Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA; wisem@si.edu Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric...North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage...Heritage, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA Correspondence: rsharmon@ncsu.edu; Tel.: +1-919-588-0613...systems to handheld analyzers for field use. This new capability offers the possibility for using LIBS
Report (edition)
5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...on quartz crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers...much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...llecting equipment and techniques for those who are new to the ·hobby. Several previous guidebooks have been...Supplemental labels were added where necessary to show quarry sites, road names, and other useful landmarks.
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...Edition Russell P. MacFall Thomas Y. Crowell New York / Company Established 1834 Copyright ©...West, the broad plains and the verdant hills of New England hold inestimable treasures of living things...doorstep in the vicinity of Paris? Have you heard, Mr. New Jersey, of your famous pearls?" citing other notable...the developer's bulldozer obliterates other sites, new ones are discovered. Books and thetic and scientific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Maine Topsham district, Maine Grafton district, New Hampshire Greenfield, New York Middletown district, Connecticut...mailed (Hauy, 1811; Seybert, 1824). Dr. Bruce, a New York City physician, should be remembered as an avid...both sides of the road (Schooner, 1961). New York Another New York collector, Dr. J . H. Steel, discovered...plagioclase, orthoclase(?), black tourmaline, garnet (almandine?), muscovite, biotite, and columbite (Navias and...occurred almost a century ago. A new, one time only, find was made in a New York City excavation at 88th
Book (volume)
Descriptive Mineralogy Vandall T. King Rochester, New York 14609 , Eugene E. Foord U S. Geological Survey...publisher. Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Philip Hauck Richard P. Hauck was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on June 30, 1935. He has been actively involved...deep concern for the fate of the Sterling mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, and his intense interest in mining...mining history led him to purchase the mine in order to form a living museum so that it would remain accessible
Journal (issue)
Antelope Basin Mine; Burro Basin Mine; Horseshoe Basin Mine; and the Tunnel Hill Mine. Diatomite beds...1977, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Pershing County, Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Bulletin...Miocene Diatomite, Trinity Pass Area, Pershing County, Nevada, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report...Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Pershing County, Nevada, U.S. Bureau ofMines Lnformation Circular...1879, Albert had filed a homestead claim in Bent County, Colorado. His activities between 1879 and 1882
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...are 100 maps geared to leading the "hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...MINERALS AND GEMS Russell P. MacFall THOMAS Y. New CROWELL COMPANY York ! Established 1834 Copyright
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire Anthony...Department, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California...Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148, U.S.A...05765, U.S.A. 5 934 S. Stark Highway, Weare, New Hampshire 03281, U.S.A. 1 Abstract 2+ 3+ Falsterite,...is a new mineral from the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite in North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, U.S
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pegmatites from the Oxford Pegmatite Field (Maine, USA) Lorena HernĂĄndez-Filiberto 1, *, EncarnaciĂłn Roda-Robles...Pegmatites from the Oxford Pegmatite Field (Maine, USA). Minerals 2021, 11, 802. https:// doi.org/10.3390/min11080802...P.O. Box 500, 99 Main Street, Bethel, ME 04217, USA; wsimmons@uno.edu (W.B.S.); kwebber@uno.edu (K.L...lorehdezfiliberto@gmail.com Abstract: Almandine-spessartine garnets, from the Oxford County pegmatites and the Palermo...common species include pyrope (Mg3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 ), almandine (Fe3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 ), spessartine (Mn3 Al2 (SiO4
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
committee consisting of Dr. Steven Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral...Sarah Hanson, Adrian College; Dr. Marian Lupulescu, New York State Museum; and Dr. George Robinson, St. Lawrence...GOLD FROM THE WILD AMMONOOSUC RIVER, GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. J. S. Genga, C. B. Handler, and P....Wild Ammonoosuc River flows from Woodstock, New Hampshire, to its confluence with the Ammonoosuc River...THE WILD AMMONOOSUC AND BAKER RIVERS, GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. C. B. Handler, J. S. Genga, and P.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Street Brooklyn, New York 11226 WILLIAM ULRICH 404 McNulty Place New Hyde Park, New York 11040 ANTHONY...W H I T M O R E Mineralogy Section Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History 900 Exposition Boulevard...Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007 Weare, New Hampshire 03281 Photographs by Violet Anderson, except... This classic locale in the White Mountains Hampshire yields nearly 100 mineral species, phosphates...White Moun­ tains of central New Hampshire in Groton Township, Grafton County, near the small village of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NEW # CHIPS a n d BITS EFMLSTLUBS EFMLS OFFICERS: 1974-1975 President—Frank Mayo 3340 Wood Valley...Valley Gem and Mineral Society, Fishkill, added 13 new members to its roster as a result of the Club show...Eastchester, found excellent rhodonite in the Berts Quarry, Plainfield, Mass. Robert Middleton, Earth Science...entitled Glacial Geomorphology, and is a member of the New York Southern Tier Geology Club, John­ son City....on silversmithing Member Bob Culver of the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, found a "fair sized"
Journal (issue)
a soft spot, and I was not disappointed in this new locality. Several trips over the last three years...1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana 70148. 2Rua Ribeiro de...d'Ossola, Italy; Lyangara, Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah...Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, organized a three week fieldtrip to Brazil...After receiving comments that the Goodall Farm Quarry, also known as the Sanford vesuvianite locality
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
including gold. However. except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most...exploration, and mineral collecting continues. and new finds will likely continue to be made. The most complete...FiridofGt~rnSphultirite ut IIIP Bulinut Zinc Mine, St. Luwrence County, tditor of NPW b r k ” unrl iipptwwl...project of Friends of Mineralogy; corrections and new or additional data are welcome and should be sent...and additions. Mlneral Index by Counties Brule County Elm Creek, IS mi. S. of Chamberlain, near junction
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...The current progress in mineralog), with countless new data in books and scientific as well as amateur journals...submitted to, and accepted by, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...pure freibergite is very rare. The decision that a new mineral species is established when one of the cations...eudialyte, and several other groups: The number of new mineral species may grow as an avalanche, flooding
Book
not just a picture book. Rather, it is a veritable mine of information, telling everything the collector...100 maps geared to leading the " hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...AND Russell P. MacFall THOMASY. CROWELLCOMPANY New York Established 1834 Copyright © 1975 by Thomas...published 1n Italy In 1973 by Fratell1 Fabbri Ed1ton New material has been added for this American ed1t1on...translated and adapted with American examples to a new audience In his preface to the Italian edition Vincenzo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystals to about 6 cm long, with dodecahedral almandine crystals in coarse mica schist, Keivy Mountains...thousand crystals from various locations in Fannin County, Georgia, they reported that the proportion of...apfu) was noted in a mafic metatuff at Fiordland, New Zealand. It was described as green with unusual pleochroism:...rocks, it is often associated with chloritoid; at lower temperatures (amphibolite facies) the amount of...schist, staurolite is typically associated with almandine, muscovite, biotite, kyanite, and quartz. In higher-grade
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite, noted for its many...DONALD A. DALLAIRE 829 Candia Road Chester, New Hampshire 03036 dadallaire@hotmail.com JAMES W. NIZAMOFF...research. The relocation of our laboratory in 2014 from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated...slope of Uncle Tom Mountain in Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. At times, the Emmons pegmatite has been...been referred to as the Uncle Tom Mountain quarry. The first recorded discovery of the Emmons pegmatite
Report (volume)
INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTI8 SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 585 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE...respective States: Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue...Prof. H. E. Gregory, Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven. Delaware.........Prof. B. L. Miller, Lehigh...University, Baltimore. Michigan..........Mr. R. A. Smith, Lansing. Dr. A. C. Lane, Tufts College, Mass. Minnesota... W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal. New Jersey...... .Dr. H. B. Kummel, Trenton. New York.........Mr
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SVNPJHSQUARRY, GARLAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS. S. L. Hanson1, A. U. Falster2... of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148. 9VJOLZ[LY 4PULYHSVNPJHS...pale green to dark green sequence, although Dunton quarry green tourmaline generally fluoresces in contrast...most green tourmalines worldwide. At the Dunton quarry, green tourmaline without adjacent red zones fluoresces...treating rubellite increased the brightness of Dunton quarry tourmaline. Hawkins, Mackinnon, and Schneeberger
Book
GALLERY BOOKS An Imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers Inc. 112 Madison Avenue New York City 10016 This edition...Books, an' imprint of W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York 10016 © 1990 Dragon’s...Special Sales, W. H. Smith Publishers, Inc., 112 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. (212) 532-6600...museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...granite but with no quartz. Sandstone (South Dakota, USA) _9_ A darker rock than granite but with a similar
Journal (issue)
.............................. p. 10 The Estes Quarry in Maine ........................................spectrum of others in the group, such as pyrope and almandine. All may form gem-quality materials. A mixture...spessartines come from Colorado and Maine. San Diego County, CA, has been the main spessartine producer in...com. the wimpy route—you may have found something new for your locality, though getting it verified as...Betts listed many of the garnet specimens as “Almandine-Spessartine,” presumably because it was somewhere
Book
urus atokensis * Oregon Rock-Thunderegg * New Hampshire Rock-Granite Mineral-Bery] Gem-Smoky Quartz... * New Jersey Dinosaur-Hadrosaurus foulkii * New Mexico Gem-Turquoise Fossil- Coelophysis * New York...blocks or foundation of our country’s odyssey in the New World. Minerals such as bauxite contributed significantly...made the “Magic City” of Birmingham, Jefferson County “The Pittsburgh of the South” during the turn of...feet thick, occurs near Sylacauga, in Talladega County, being fine-grained and mostly white, ofexceptional
 
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