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Quartz from
Kibby Stream, Kibby, Franklin County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Stream
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kibby Stream, Kibby, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:768882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:768882:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘBear Pond Road Locality, T3 R5 BKP WKR, Somerset County, Maine, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘCupsuptic River Quarry, Oxbow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘCatheart Mountain locality, Bradstreet, Somerset County, Maine, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘBaskatong Quartz mine, Saint-Ludger, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘThrasher Peaks prospect, Parmachenee, Oxford County, Maine, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘBean Brook/Piel Brook, Parlin Pond, Parlin Pond Township, Somerset County, Maine, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘRump Pond Copper prospect, Parmachenee, Oxford County, Maine, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘLedge Ridge locality, Parmachenee, Oxford County, Maine, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘJim Pond Formation on Sugarloaf Mountain, Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County, Maine, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘSaint-Robert Metals Mine, Saint-Robert-Bellarmin, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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