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PlaceNH State New Hampshire New Hampshire  Benchmark City[a] Manchester  Prior Tallest Building purpose 1992 Prior Tallest Building PurposeOffice  State Population1402054 Height per State population19.6140804847745 Floors per State population5.99121003898566 Median Expected Height (ft) without geological survey170.062186571646 Median Expected Floors without geological survey51.7311205054004 Shortfall Height (ft) without geological survey-104.937813428354 SHortfall Floors without geological survey-32.2688794945996 Tower Rigatus Descriptor Profee.me Priority is Profits and Expected Height adjusted for geology WITH OCTOVILLAGESOrder of Sir Edward Spaulding Tower and Fort Constitution Memorial Leading Expect Jagphetic Church and Oppidum Target rival City with the worst trafficManchester Typical hours spent in traffic, 202213 Avg. commute time (minutes)24 Commuters who drive or carpool (%)95.1

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Nummulite-like Eocene fossil limestone has not been documented in New Hampshire's geologic record, despite the state recording over 625 million years of Earth history. New Hampshire's bedrock consists primarily of Precambrian metamorphic rocks, Paleozoic sedimentary and metamorphic strata, and Mesozoic–Cenozoic igneous intrusions—none containing documented nummulitic deposits.

Nummulites are common

in Eocene to Miocene marine rocks of the Mediterranean and southwest Asia, paleoenvironments fundamentally incompatible with New Hampshire's continental and metamorphic geology.

Are there any Eocene-aged marine sedimentary rocks present in New Hampshire?

Formation/DepositAge & SettingFossils PresentEnvironmentLittleton SchistDevonian (350 Ma)Marine sediments (metamorphosed)Metamorphic — ancient platformKinsman Quartz MonzoniteDevonian (350 Ma)None — igneousPlutonic intrusionWinnipesaukee Quartz DioriteDevonian (350 Ma)None — igneousPlutonic intrusionWhite Mountain Plutonic SeriesJurassic (180 Ma)None — igneousRing dikes and stocksEocene rocks in New HampshireEocene (55.8–33.9 Ma)Not documented in sourcesUnknown

🏔️ New Hampshire's Actual Bedrock Geology

New Hampshire's rocks record over 625 million years of Earth history, with extensive metamorphic and igneous sequences but no documented nummulitic limestone deposits. The state's identity as the "Granite State" reflects widespread granite bedrock, though the true complexity spans multiple rock types formed during ancient plate collisions and magmatism.

• Precambrian basement — Oldest known rocks in New Hampshire; metamorphic foundation predating all fossiliferous strata

• Paleozoic deposition — Devonian period (350 Ma) deposition of mud, sand, and lime in ancient seas produced sedimentary rocks (shale, sandstone, limestone) that became metamorphic rocks (schist, gneiss, slate) during the

  Acadian orogeny

• Igneous series — Kinsman Quartz Monzonite, Winnipesaukee Quartz Diorite (Devonian); White Mountain Plutonic Series including Albany Quartz Syenite and Conway Granite (Jurassic, 180 Ma)

🌍 Why Nummulites Cannot Occur in New Hampshire

Nummulites were

lens-shaped foraminifers

that thrived in warm shallow marine environments of the Tethys Ocean, with a biogeographic and temporal range incompatible with New Hampshire's documented stratigraphy.

Because nummulites are very abundant

,

easy to recognize

, and lived in certain biozones, their complete absence from New Hampshire is geologically significant.

• Geographic restriction —

  Particularly around southwest Asia

  and the Mediterranean; no Tethyan seaway penetrated New Hampshire during the Eocene

• Temporal mismatch — New Hampshire's fossiliferous rocks span Devonian time (350 Ma), predating the Eocene by over 310 million years

• Paleoenvironmental absence — Nummulites thrived in

  warm, shallow tropical or subtropical marine environments

  , with symbiotic algae supporting their large size—conditions absent from New Hampshire's metamorphic and plutonic geology

📚 New Hampshire's Actual Paleontological & Rockhounding Heritage

New Hampshire's documented fossil record reflects Paleozoic marine platforms and Quaternary ice-age deposits, utterly distinct from Eocene depositional settings. The state offers rockhounding opportunities for crystals, minerals, and gems, but no nummulitic limestone deposits.

• Rose quartz —

  Mount Kearsarge

  near Conway and Bartlett in Carroll County hosts popular gem specimens; graphite also occurs near the peak

• Beryl Mountain — Free rockhounding site allowing visitors to take home specimens; ideal for families and budget-conscious enthusiasts

• Amethyst specimens —

  Mount Nancy

  near Lincoln on upper slopes of the White Mountain National Forest offers amethyst hunting at GPS coordinates 44.122967, -71.406350

• Glacial geology — Lakes formed by glacier grinding broad basins in rock;

  New Hampshire Lakes Association

  resources document Quaternary deposits and postglacial formations with meltwater rivers and sand–gravel aquifers