Towle "Gold" mine, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Towle "Gold" mine | Mine |
Winthrop | Town District |
Kennebec County | County |
Maine | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 69° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~42km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7329:8
GUID (UUID V4):
86030f44-9ba7-44b8-948c-2decf2e9c6aa
Sulfide deposit, in metamorphic rock. (This site was probably a gold swindle site.) Near Birch Station on Lake Maranacook
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
✪ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Description: Excellent well-terminated white prehnite crystals to 5 mm occur in veinlets. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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