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⇱ Lovejoy Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA

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Lovejoy Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 48' 31'' North , 71° 39' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Milford8,835 (2017)3.1km
Amherst613 (2017)6.5km
Wilton1,163 (2017)7.2km
Brookline4,650 (2017)8.2km
Hollis7,711 (2017)9.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical SocietyWestford, Massachusetts31km
Capital Mineral ClubConcord, New Hampshire46km
Mindat Locality ID:
32522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32522:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Lovejoy granite quarry opened in 1886 and was in South Milford, about 2 miles S. 25° W. of Milford village, on the 380-foot level, on the southwest side of an oblong hill 440 feet high.

Granite was is a quartz monzonite of light-gray shade spangled with black mica. It was located on a railroad spur of the Boston & Maine Railroad.

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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