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Locality Name:
Lincoln Co., Maine, USA


mindat Locality ID: 23877
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23877.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lincoln Co., Maine, USA": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Alna
Boothbay
Boothbay Harbor
Bremen
Bristol
Damariscotta
Dresden
Edgecomb
Jefferson
Lincoln Sill
Monhegan Plantation
Newcastle
Nobleboro
Somerville
South Bristol
Southport
Waldoboro
Whitefield
Wiscasset

Latitude: 44°1'9"N
Longitude: 69°32'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.019166666667,-69.539444444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBerylClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaNone
OlivinePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Augite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212172023419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12172078803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33217196,217199,2172002353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512171901310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12172101036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62217202,2172102060
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183217196,217198,2171994286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412172103902
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612171874135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62217202,217207944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12172021188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312171871544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61217210741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32217202,2172105433
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2121721612537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)9217190,217195,217196,217197,217198,217199,217200,217202,2172074924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28217190,217195,217196,217197,217198,217199,217200,21720717380
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61217210303
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210217187,217190,217195,217196,217197,217198,217199,217200,217206,21720761156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2217199,2172072705
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12172024899
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21217210458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12172101044
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12172025251


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