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Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Diamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 17' 30'' North , 70° 38' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.29174,-70.63867
GRN:
N30W37
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greenwood834 (2017)3.1km
West Paris1,790 (2017)6.3km
Woodstock1,263 (2017)9.6km
Norway2,748 (2017)11.4km
Paris5,073 (2017)11.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationBethel, Maine13km
Mindat Locality ID:
6352
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6352:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


On Noyes Mountain. Known in the late 1840s. Worked by a young Addison Verrill about 1850, who had convinced his father, George, to take him mineral collecting. Quartz vein deposit. Coordinates are for Noyes Mountain.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
E Harrington
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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