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Union Limestone Quarries (Knox Lime Company Quarries), Union, Knox Co., Maine, USA
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| var: Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | ||
| Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Dravite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Microcline | 9.FA.30 | KAlSi3O8 |
| Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Schorl | 9.CK.05 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| 'Hornblende' | - | |
| Kerolite | - | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · H2O |
| Limonite | - | FeO(OH) · nH2O |
30 entries listed. 25 valid minerals.
References
Barker, Daniel (1955). The Union Limestone Quarry, Union, Maine. Rocks and Minerals 30:365-366.
King, V.T. and Foord, E.E (1994). Mineralogy of Maine - Volume 1: Descriptive Mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine.
King, V.T. and Foord, E.E (1994). Mineralogy of Maine - Volume 1: Descriptive Mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine.
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