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Perthite from
Chickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Feldspar Group var: Perthite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Perthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:259470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:259470:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Perthite
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘDavidson Farm pegmatite, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘBeauregard Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘBig Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘBlister Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘAllen Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘGeorge Frank Smith Quarry, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘAscutney Mountain complex, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
58.2km (36.1 miles) ⓘAaron's Ledge Mine, Springfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘCuttingsville, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘRuggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Page & Larrabee, 1962. Beryl Resources of NH (USGS Prof. Paper 353)
USGS Prof Paper 353
 
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