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Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USAi
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PenobscotTown
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Schorl

Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Schorl

Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Schorl

Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Orland, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Penobscot1,397 (2017)
North Penobscot461 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24322
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24322:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Penobscot, comté de Hancock, Maine, États-Unis
German:
Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Penobscot, contea di Hancock, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
佩諾布斯科特, 漢考克縣 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
Penobscot, Condado de Hancock, Maine, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بينوبسكوت, مقاطعة هانكوك, مين, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Penobscot, Hancock konderria , Maine
Cebuano:
Penobscot, Hancock County , Maine
Chechen:
Пенобскот, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
بينوبسكوت, ولاية مين, امريكا
Haitian:
Penobscot, Mèn, Etazini
Hungarian:
Penobscot, Hancock megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ペノブスコット, ハンコック郡, メイン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пенобскот, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Пенобскот, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Mazanderani:
پنوب‌اسکات, مین
Norwegian:
Penobscot, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Polish:
Penobscot, Hrabstwo Hancock, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Slovenian:
Penobscot, Maine, Združene države Amerike
Tatar:
Пенобскот, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Пенобскот, Генкок, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Penobscot, Maine, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Penobscot, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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ⓘ Ankerite ?
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Description: Unconfirmed report by Young (1962). No data.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite ?
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite ?
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite ?
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite ?2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite ?2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite ?2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite ?5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q3476924
GeoNames ID:4974967

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