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West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USAi
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Sodalite

Spears Corner Locality, West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Sodalite

Spears Corner Locality, West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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Sodalite

Spears Corner Locality, West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Manchester, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Farmingdale, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Type:
Town
Mindat Locality ID:
30898
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30898:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
West Gardiner, comté de Kennebec, Maine, États-Unis
German:
West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
West Gardiner, contea di Kennebec, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
西加德納, 肯纳贝克县 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
West Gardiner, Condado de Kennebec, Maine, Estados Unidos
Basque:
West Gardiner, Kennebec konderria , Maine
Catalan:
West Gardiner, comtat de Kennebec, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Chechen:
Вест-Гардинер, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Haitian:
West Gardiner, Mèn, Etazini
Hungarian:
West Gardiner, Kennebec megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вэст Гардинэр, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Вэст Гардинэр, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Low Saxon/Low German:
West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Mazanderani:
وست گاردینر, مین
Norwegian:
West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Polish:
West Gardiner, Hrabstwo Kennebec, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
West Gardiner, Condado de Kennebec, Maine, Estados Unidos
South Azerbaijani:
وزت قاردینر، مئین, مئین ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Вест-Гардинер, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
West Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вест-Гардінер, Кеннебек, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
West Gardiner, Maine, Lamerikän
Welsh:
West Gardiner, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘCancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikidata ID:Q3447986

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