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Topaz from
Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA


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Topaz

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
09599880017272014013809.jpg
Topaz

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
06017070017272014583105.jpg
Topaz

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
01408410017272014609206.jpg
Topaz, etc.

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
04047810017272014618982.jpg
Topaz, etc.

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
01408410017272014609206.jpg
Topaz, etc.

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Topaz, etc.

Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite7
- var Cleavelandite5
Quartz6
- var Smoky Quartz6
Kaolinite1
Muscovite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Government pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37689:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘLovejoy Gravel pits, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMiddle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBald Mountain, Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘSouth Baldface Mountain localities, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘNorth Baldface Mountain localities, Bean's Purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘShell Pond Brook locality, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘShirley Brook Topaz locality, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296
Smith, Arthur E. (2005) New Hampshire mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 80 (4) 242-261 doi:10.3200/rmin.80.4.242-261
Dallaire, Donald (2022) Beryllium Minerals in New Hampshire. Rocks & Minerals, 97 (3) 208-235 doi:10.1080/00357529.2022.2028096
 
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