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Central Maine Power Company Dam, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 45' 50'' North , 69° 43' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Skowhegan6,297 (2017)0.1km
Norridgewock1,438 (2017)8.0km
Cornville1,256 (2017)8.8km
Canaan2,097 (2017)12.4km
Madison2,630 (2017)13.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
122385
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122385:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Debris from the 1958 renovation excavation. The excavation debris was placed on the upper shore of the Kennebec River adjacent to Mill Street.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
OOxygen
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
FeIron
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

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