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Diopside from
Cape Neddick, York, York County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Census-designated Place
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cape Neddick, York, York County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:556170
Long-form Identifier:1:3:556170:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘWebster prospects (Sanford vesuvianite locality; Goodall Farm prospect; Webster vesuvianite prospect), Sanford, York County, Maine, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘMerry Hill, Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘParker Mountain Mine, Strafford, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘDevil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘDevil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘDay Hill, Cornish, York County, Maine, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘPease Mountain, Cornish, York County, Maine, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘBerry Ledge, Cornish, York County, Maine, USA
70.6km (43.8 miles) ⓘRoute 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘHooksett Crushed Stone Quarry, Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Wandke, A., 1922, A Petrologic Study of the Cape Neddick Gabbro, A, J Sci fifth series 4:295-304
 
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