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Vesuvianite from
Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA


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Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
04678700017272022582326.jpg
Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
03842740017272022888975.jpg
Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
06864710017272022893898.jpg
Vesuvianite, etc.

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
03657380017272022617923.jpg
Vesuvianite

Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside3
Calcite2
Albite1
- var Andesine1
Grossular1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chute prospect, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31451
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31451:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Mineralogy of Maine, v1
1994, v2, 2000.
 
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