Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rockland | Town |
| Knox County | County |
| Maine | State |
| USA | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Rockland | 7,237 (2017) |
Mindat Locality ID:
194566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194566:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a58a38de-dc5a-4424-b3d8-214b746dab2f
Known today as home of The Dragon Cement plant, Rockland has been involved with the production of lime for well over 100 years. A sting of old, flooded, narrow quarries line Old County Road. Dragon's active quarry is just east of where Old County Rd heads north-east off of US Rt1 (New County Road).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Iceland Spar Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Muscovite ? Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz ? Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Iceland Spar | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite ? | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Iceland Spar | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Iceland Spar | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Iceland Spar | CaCO3 |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland,_Maine |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q2078053 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4832458 |
Localities in this Region
- Maine
- Knox County
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Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA