Cupsuptic River Quarry, Oxbow, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Cupsuptic River Quarry | Quarry |
Oxbow | Township |
Oxford County | County |
Maine | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 11' 55'' North , 70° 51' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Eustis | 712 (2017) | 30.3km |
Rangeley | 128 (2017) | 31.1km |
Dallas | 260 (2017) | 33.0km |
Lac-Mégantic | 4,658 (2016) | 42.8km |
Madrid | 180 (2017) | 48.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
237279
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237279:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0b89cdc1-b0df-4877-a13c-bb2dab2f64fb
A road metal quarry opened near the intersection of a dirt road crossing the Cupsuptic River. Noted for brassy cubic pyrite crystals to 2.5 cm and hollow casts of pyrite weathered out of phyllite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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 | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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