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Whitehall prospects, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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Whitehall prospectsGroup of Prospects
RumfordTown
Oxford CountyCounty
MaineState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 34' 17'' North , 70° 39' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanover261 (2017)8.7km
Rumford4,218 (2017)8.9km
Mexico1,743 (2017)9.2km
Andover898 (2017)10.1km
Roxbury399 (2017)12.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationBethel, Maine40km
Mindat Locality ID:
6293
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6293:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Oxford pegmatite field.
Whitecap Mt., south ridge.
Several small workings at lower elevations to the west of the Whitehall mine.

Coordinates are for Whitecap Mountain.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl ?
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl ?
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl ?9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl ?9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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