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Litchfield, Kennebec Co., Maine, USA

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Ref: Clarke, F.W. (1886) Minerals of Litchfield, Maine. Am. Jour. Sci. 31, 262-272; Edgar, A.D. (1965) The mineralogical composition of some nepheline alteration products. Am. Min. 50




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Aegirine-augite
    (Na,Ca)(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1.]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: ["Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998]
  		•  Allanite-(Ce)
    {CaCe}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Annite
    KFe
    2+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: ["Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Astrophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cancrinite
    Na
     
    6
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Dennis Hill locality (Litchfield sodalite locality), Litchfield, Kennebec Co., Maine, USA
    © Charles Creekmur
  		•  Chrysoberyl
    BeAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: ["Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: ["Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998]
  		•  Diaspore
    AlO(OH)
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Gibbsite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  'Hydronephelite'
    Description: Dennis Hill is the type locality for this mineral, but it has been shown to be a mixture of gibbsite, natrolite, and diaspore. Hydronephelite was once called "white sodalite" as it formed a rim on normal blue sodalite.
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Leucite
    KAlSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [www.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/leucite/leucite.htm]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Litchfield, Kennebec Co., Maine, USA
    © 2007 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v.1.]
  		•  Sodalite
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Dennis Hill locality (Litchfield sodalite locality), Litchfield, Kennebec Co., Maine, USA
    © Van King
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Unbelievable report based on an analysis of a fine-grained mixture before the days of X-ray diffraction, etc.
    Reference: [Hintze (1897), listed without comment by Tschernich (1992).]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: ["Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd Ed." by Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998]


    29 entries listed. 25 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

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    • Maine
      • Kennebec Co.
        • Litchfield

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