Tonella Old Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 42° 48' 43'' North , 71° 38' 58'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 42.81202,-71.64952 |
| GeoHash: | G#: drt599dqj |
| Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
Tonella & Sons ran two granite quarries in Milford, simply named "Old" and "New".
The "Old" quarry was in South Milford, 1 1/2 miles south of Milford village. The granite was a quartz monzonite of light-gray shade (without either bluish or greenish tinge), with very minute black spangles.
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4 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: {A12+REE3+}{M3+2M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ 'Apatite' Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ 'Granite' Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Dale, T.N. (1908) The Chief Commercial Granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 354, 228 pages.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | 'Magnetite' | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Rutile' | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Zircon' | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | {A12+REE3+}{M3+2M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Granite' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | {A12+REE3+}{M3+2M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Granite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
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| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 2760906 | Gray biotite granite Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Description: Contains minor muscovite. Found in Milford quadrangle. Comments: Granite, Milford quadrangle = 280+/-5 U/Pb, monazite, 275+/-? (approx) U/Pb, zircon per NH038. Original map source: Bennett, D.S., Wittkop, C.A., and Dicken, C.L., 2006, Bedrock Geologic Map of New Hampshire - A Digital Representation of the Lyons and others 1997 map and ancillary files: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 215, CD-ROM, scale 1:250,000. Lithology: Major:{granite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
| Devonian - Silurian 358.9 - 443.8 Ma ID: 3185307 | Paleozoic intrusive rocks Age: Paleozoic (358.9 - 443.8 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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