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Diadochite from
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diadochite
Formula:Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diadochite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520339
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520339:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diadochite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRed Hill quarries, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘCole Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘEstes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
References
King, V. T., 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, ... Maine, Mineral News, v. 22(6): p. 1-3.
 
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