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Meionite from
Purple Diopside Mound (PDM), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA


Classification
Species:Meionite
Formula:Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Comments:Composition near 50-50 line. crystals have transparent gray centers.
Habit:Sharp, prismatic to 20 cm
Colour:Gray
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marialite12
Diopside10
Fluorapatite6
Phlogopite6
Calcite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Meionite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Diopside Mound (PDM), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:887108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:887108:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Meionite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Mulvaney property (Rose Road wollastonite deposit; McDonald Sugar Bush), Rose Road, Pitcairn, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) Farr property, Natural Bridge station, Diana Township, Lewis County, New York, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) Natural Bridge gieseckite locality, Natural Bridge, Wilna, Jefferson County, New York, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) James Kelly farm, Pyrites, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) Finlay farm, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) Owen prospect, Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
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