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Horse Hill locality, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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Horse Hill localityOccurrence (Lost)
NorwayTown
Oxford CountyCounty
MaineState
USACountry

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Oligoclase

Horse Hill locality, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Oligoclase

Horse Hill locality, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Oligoclase

Horse Hill locality, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 10' 43'' North , 70° 33' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.17888,-70.55025
GRN:
N30W37
Type:
Occurrence (Lost) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Norway2,748 (2017)3.9km
South Paris2,267 (2017)5.8km
Oxford1,263 (2017)6.9km
Paris5,073 (2017)9.8km
Hebron1,095 (2017)11.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationBethel, Maine6km
Kennebec Rocks and Minerals ClubWinthrop, Maine48km
Mindat Locality ID:
6507
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6507:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Oxford pegmatite field.

The Horse Hill Locality was on the Ordway Farm, probably on the Norway side of Horse Hill. However, the locality is now lost and may have been on the town of Oxford's side of that hill. The locality consisted of pegmatitic veins in granite.

Coordinates are provisionally set to Horse Hill, Oxford.

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘColumbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
FeIron
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6

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