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Hematite from
Mount Lafayette, Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Lafayette, Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52643:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain, Haverhill, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘIron Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mines, Iron Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘMiddle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘGovernment pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘMount Cube, Orford, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘRedstone "Red Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘHurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘMiddle Mountain, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘBlack Cap, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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