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Diopside from
Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00474860017272013038104.jpg
Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00474860017272013038104.jpg
Diopside

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Grossular8
Meionite4
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28737
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28737:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLaFlamme Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘCity quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘHibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘHeath Quarry, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘRobinson Mountain, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCamp Hinds locality, Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
 
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