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Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USAi
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View from entrance to adit in rear wall

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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View from the dumps looking NE towards Beryl Mt.

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Biotite, etc.

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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View from entrance to adit in rear wall

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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View from the dumps looking NE towards Beryl Mt.

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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Biotite, etc.

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
00372100017272022947151.jpg
View from entrance to adit in rear wall

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
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View from the dumps looking NE towards Beryl Mt.

Yuhas No. 2 Quarry, Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 9' 52'' North , 72° 19' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.16449,-72.32155
GeoHash:
G#: drstd3c53
GRN:
N29W39
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alstead2,071 (2017)3.6km
Langdon624 (2017)4.7km
Acworth890 (2017)6.4km
Bellows Falls3,048 (2017)10.5km
North Walpole828 (2017)10.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Keene Mineral ClubKeene, New Hampshire26km
Mindat Locality ID:
6151
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6151:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yuhas No. 2 Feldspar Mine


Granite pegmatite, Alstead field.

Joseph and Elizabeth Yuhas (immigrants from Hungary in 1904) acquired 150 acres (130 acres in Acworth, Sullivan Co. and an adjacent 20 acres in Cheshire Co.) from John W. Prentiss on 5 February 1923 (Sullivan County Registry of Deeds {SCRD}, Book 209 Page 569). On 27 September 1927, Joseph Yuhas and his wife leased mineral rights on 150 acres to C. B. Martin of Gilsum, NH, and W. B. Ewing of Albany, NY (SCRD, Book 228 Pages 485-487). Martin and Ewing formed American Mineral Products Company (Hartford, CT) which is reflected in the next lease on 14 February 1929 (Cheshire County Registry of Deeds, Book 436 Page 526). The lease changed hands several times to General Minerals Corporation (NY), Seaboard Minerals Corporation (NY) and Cold River Minerals Inc. (NH). Tracing the ownership is complicated by the long string of companies, multiple leases and the occasional spelling of "Yuhas" as "Gahase." The property was quitclaimed to the children (2 sons, 4 daughters) of Joseph and Elizabeth Yuhas on 18 April 1942 (SCRD, Book 280 Page 48). The property was purchased 19 August 1958 by Winslow H. Neal and Helen Yuhas Neal (Joseph's daughter) (SCRD Book 397 Pages 513-514). See also Cameron et al. (1954:291-295).

An opencut 310 feet long, 20 to 50 feet wide and 10 to 90 feet deep was made prior to 1944. Opera.tions by Cold River Minerals began in August 1944, when a truck road was built to the floor of the cut. The mine was mapped by A. H. McNair and F. H. Main in November 1944.

The Yuhas No. 2 pegmatite is at least 550 feet long and is 30 to at least 80 feet wide. It strikes N. 55° E. and dips 60° to 80° SE. The pegmatite bifurcates 40 feet west of the rim of the opencut. Each fork extends westward at least 180 feet. The northern fork bifurcates in turn 150 feet west of the opencut, and a narrow offshoot extends westward, nearly parallel to the cut for approximately 100 feet. The pegmatite is discordant to the foliation of the wall rock.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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References

[1]Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255 p.295
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