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Locality Name:
Cape Neddick, York, York Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 116
Youngest recorded age at locality: 116

mindat Locality ID: 192750
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192750.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cape Neddick, York, York Co., Maine, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparMicaNickeline
NoneOlivinePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11611608803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11611601036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41161160708
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611611602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)116116027770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811611601756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811611601008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611611604135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61161160944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11611608173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11611602740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11611601188
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4116116014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2116116017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11611602349
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811611609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2116116061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211611605614



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
AREPS5_257-00025116116116        192750Cape Neddick, York, York Co., Maine, USACape NeddickZartman (1977)10.1146/annurev.ea.05.050177.001353AREPS5_257 


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