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Magnetite from
Porcupine Hill, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Porcupine Hill, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:408175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:408175:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCollins Ridge Locality, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘLower Maple Mountain Manganese Prospect, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘUpper Maple Mountain manganese prospect, TD R2 WELS, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘGrendell Road Locality, Mapleton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘPelkey Road Locality, Mapleton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘHaines Mountain Micromount Locality, Mapleton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘDrew Lake Magnetite Prospects, New Limerick, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘWoodstock Iron-Manganese mine, Wakefield Parish, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘDrew Hill Antimony Prospect, Linneus, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘHarkins Farm Magnetite prospect, Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
References
pubs.usgs.gov (n.d.) http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1189/downloads/asbestos_sites.xls.
Pavlides, Louis; Milton, Charles (1962) Geology and manganese deposits of the Maple and Hovey Mountains area, Aroostook County, Maine, with a section on Lithology and mineralogy of the deposits. Professional Paper 362. US Geological Survey p.1-116. doi:10.3133/pp362
 
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