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Epidote from
Pound of Tea Island Epidote locality, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA


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Epidote, etc.

Pound of Tea Island Epidote locality, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
06642710017362296736339.jpg
Epidote, etc.

Pound of Tea Island Epidote locality, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Epidote, etc.

Pound of Tea Island Epidote locality, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pound of Tea Island Epidote locality, Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:33570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:33570:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘMunicipal Quarry, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘHeath Quarry, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘDennis Hill albitite, Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘEstes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
57.7km (35.8 miles) ⓘBerry Ledge, Cornish, York County, Maine, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
61.4km (38.1 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘRedstone "Green Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
87.5km (54.3 miles) ⓘGovernment pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
89.8km (55.8 miles) ⓘMiddle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Zodac, P. (1950) Pound of Tea Island, Maine. Rocks & Minerals 25:136-138
 
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