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Topaz from
Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA


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Topaz

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Colour:Colorless to Sherry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
- var Smoky Quartz5
Microcline9
Albite6
- var Cleavelandite4
Muscovite3
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Middle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28062
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28062:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘGovernment pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘLovejoy Gravel pits, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘSouth Baldface Mountain localities, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘNorth Baldface Mountain localities, Bean's Purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBald Mountain, Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘShell Pond Brook locality, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘShirley Brook Topaz locality, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296
 
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