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Colony Quarry, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 9' 34'' North , 72° 19' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.15971,-72.31798
GeoHash:
G#: drstd2gxt
GRN:
N29W39
Type:
Quarry
Kรถppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alstead2,071 (2017)3.7km
Langdon624 (2017)5.1km
Acworth890 (2017)6.8km
Bellows Falls3,048 (2017)10.6km
North Walpole828 (2017)10.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Keene Mineral ClubKeene, New Hampshire25km
Mindat Locality ID:
9040
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9040:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Colony Feldspar Mine


Granite pegmatite, Alstead field. Owned by Fred Allen.

The property originally belonged to Horatio Colony, and was managed after his death by estate trustees John J. Colony and Charles T. Colony. On 28 February 1940, the trustees leased mineral rights to the Golding-Keene Company of Keene, New Hampshire, for 20 years (Cheshire County Registry of Deeds Book 487 Pages 54-56). Note that this date is about 7 months later than the start date given by Cameron et al. (1954).

The main pit, including a small cut at the northeast end, is about 570 feet long and 40 to 130 feet wide. It is 25 to 35 feet deep in the northeastern half and 65 to 90 feet deep in the other. A crosscut trench 10 to 25 feet wide and 50 feet long was excavated through the northwest face in the northeastern half of the main pit during the early period of mining to permit the removal of waste rock by trucks. The contact between the wall rock and the pegmatite is well exposed in this trench.

The underground workings are reached by a series of ladders and benches on the northwest face of the main pit; they consist of a northeast open stope, a middle open stope, and a southwest stope. Only the southwest stope is worked during the winter months. The southwest stope, the largest of the underground workings, is 22 to' 45 feet wide, 30 to 35 feet high, and more than 230 feet long. Two drifts extend from the main stope; one extends northwest for 75 to 80 feet; the other south for 45 to 50 feet. The middle stope is 15 to 45 feet wide, 60 feet long, and 10 to 25 feet high. The northeast stope, which is connected with the northeast and southwestern parts of the main pit, is about 130 feet long, 20 to 35 feet wide, and 25 to 40 feet high. A small adit, 12 feet long, 7 to 15 feet wide, and 6 to 7 feet high was excavated in the pegmatite toward the southeast beneath the overlying schist in the northeast part of the main pit.

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Commodity List

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
โ“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
โ“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
โ“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Molybdenite ?
Formula: MoS2
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Molybdenite ?2.EA.30MoS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
โ“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
โ“˜Anthophyllite9.DD.05โ—ป{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feโ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Moโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2

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References

Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 1105.
[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 pp.119-122
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