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Quartz from
Red Beach, Calais, Washington County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Beach, Calais, Washington County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:618389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:618389:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Route 1 road cut, Red Beach, Calais, Washington County, Maine, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘLewis Cove, Perry, Washington County, Maine, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘGin Cove, Perry, Washington County, Maine, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘLoring Cove, Perry, Washington County, Maine, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘDigdeguash road cut, Saint Patrick Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘRogers Farm Zone (St. Stephen Ni-Co-Cu Deposit), Saint Stephen Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘBig Hill Mine, Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘGleason Cove, Perry, Washington County, Maine, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘWheal Louisiana mine (Johnson mine; McLeans mine; Back Bay mine), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘOliver Cameron mine, Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘDendon Point Mine, Lubec, Washington County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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