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Black Cap, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USAi
Regional Level Types
Black CapMountain
North ConwayCensus-designated Place
ConwayTown
Carroll CountyCounty
New HampshireState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 3' 20'' North , 71° 4' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Conway2,349 (2017)4.9km
Fryeburg1,631 (2017)8.1km
Conway1,823 (2017)9.5km
Chatham277 (2017)12.9km
Stow299 (2017)13.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Saco Valley Gem and Mineral ClubConway, New Hampshire10km
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationBethel, Maine48km
Mindat Locality ID:
31337
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31337:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Black Cap Mountain


A mountain summit.

NOTE: the locality is part of The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire, and removal of rock or mineral samples is strictly forbidden.

Pockets up to 2x6 meters.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Description: This is not a peer-reviewed reference. The identification may or may not be valid.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cap_(mountain)
Wikidata ID:Q4920491
GeoNames ID:5083480

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