US Route #2 Ankerite locality, Mexico, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| US Route #2 Ankerite locality | - not defined - |
| Mexico | Town |
| Oxford County | County |
| Maine | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 70° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~36km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
6496
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6496:8
GUID (UUID V4):
428f02f2-ae4a-467a-a432-fde75308b62f
Vein deposit in metamorphic rocks. Locality on US Route #2 excavated about 1960 during road widening construction. The peculiar nature of the tan curved crystals led them to be nicknamed "Wheaties" after a wheat flake breakfast cereal brand name. For a short time, the ankerite was mis-identified as crandallite for no good reason.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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