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Dodge Gold Mine, Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Dodge Gold MineMine
LymanTownship
Grafton CountyCounty
New HampshireState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N30W38
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
6103
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6103:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Auriferous quartzose fault breccia deposit. (See also "Miller adit, Lyman, Grafton Co.")

Gold was discovered in a stone wall on the Dodge farm by J. H. Barratt in June, 1866, leading to the discovery of a gold-bearing quartz vein. The farm was owned by Simeon Dodge (b. 1815). Initially worked by the Dodge Gold Mining Company. By 1869, $16,000 worth of gold had been produced at the mine. (Hitchcock, 1869)

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Hitchcock, Charles H. (1869): First Annual Report upon the Geology and Mineralogy of the State of New Hampshire, pp. 9-12.
Crane, Walter R. (1908): Gold and Silver (Published by J. Wiley & Sons).
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