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Anorthite from
Day Hill, Cornish, York County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Anorthite
Formula:Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Comments:Historical misidentification
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anorthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Day Hill, Cornish, York County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36662:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anorthite
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘCamp Hinds locality, Raymond, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘWebster prospects (Sanford vesuvianite locality; Goodall Farm prospect; Webster vesuvianite prospect), Sanford, York County, Maine, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘHeath Quarry, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘSpouting Rock, Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘWalkers Point, Kennebunkport, York County, Maine, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘCity quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘCape Neddick River locality, Cape Neddick, York, York County, Maine, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘNational Refuge borehole (NR1), Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
76.2km (47.4 miles) ⓘMount Pawtuckaway, Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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