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โ‡ฑ French Mountain prospect, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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French Mountain prospect, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44ยฐ 15' 33'' North , 70ยฐ 46' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greenwood834 (2017)11.6km
Bethel2,507 (2017)16.2km
West Paris1,790 (2017)17.3km
Lovell1,013 (2017)17.6km
Harrison2,407 (2017)18.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationBethel, Maine21km
Saco Valley Gem and Mineral ClubConway, New Hampshire42km
Mindat Locality ID:
6180
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6180:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Granite pegmatite. Oxford pegmatite field.

Coordinates are provisionally set to French Hill.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Almandine ?
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
โ“˜ Beryl var. Aquamarine ?
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
โ“˜ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
โ“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Almandine ?9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
โ“˜Beryl
var. Aquamarine ?
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
โ“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beโ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siโ“˜ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3

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