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| Species: | Meionite |
| Formula: | Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3 |
| Comments: | Composition near 50-50 line. crystals have transparent gray centers. |
| Habit: | Sharp, prismatic to 20 cm |
| Colour: | Gray |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Marialite | ⓘ12 photos of Meionite associated with Marialite at this locality. |
| Diopside | ⓘ10 photos of Meionite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | ⓘ6 photos of Meionite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Phlogopite | ⓘ6 photos of Meionite associated with Phlogopite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ5 photos of Meionite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Meionite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Purple Diopside Mound (PDM), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 887108 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:887108:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | afff9617-fcd4-4569-8d59-1468597e230d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Meionite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘMulvaney property (Rose Road wollastonite deposit; McDonald Sugar Bush), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 23.6km (14.7 miles) | ⓘGouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 23.8km (14.8 miles) | ⓘFarr property, Natural Bridge station, Diana Township, Lewis County, New York, USA |
| 25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘNatural Bridge gieseckite locality, Natural Bridge, Wilna, Jefferson County, New York, USA |
| 43.1km (26.8 miles) | ⓘFinlay farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 43.4km (27.0 miles) | ⓘOwen prospect, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA |
| 90.8km (56.4 miles) | ⓘNewcomb Township, Essex County, New York, USA |
| References |
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Chamberlain, Steve C., M.R. Walter, D.G. Bailey, J. Chiarenzelli & G.W. Robinson (2014), A new collecting site at the Rose Road Locality, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, a presentation to the 41st. Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 25, 2014. |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | committee consisting of Dr. Steven Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral...Dr. Marian Lupulescu, New York State Museum; and Dr. George Robinson, St. Lawrence University. Fifteen...abstracts follow. A NEW LOCALITY FOR PHENAKITE AND CASSITERITE IN MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1...Mineral & Gem Museum, PO Box 500, 99 Main St., Bethel, ME 04217. A new site producing phenakite has been discovered...discovered in the Wausau Syenite Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin. The site is located in the Nine Mile |
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Purple Diopside Mound, Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA