Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Knox Co., Maine, USA

mindat Locality ID: 22843
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22843.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Knox Co., Maine, USA": 55
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Appleton
Camden
Cushing
Friendship
Hope
Isle Au Haut
Matinicus Isle Plantation
North Haven
Owls Head
Rockland
Rockport
Saint George
South Thomaston
Thomaston
Union
Vinalhaven
Warren
Washington

Latitude: 44°4'37"N
Longitude: 69°4'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.076944444444,-69.075277777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel
Staurolite	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Valleriite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 As Au B Be C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Si Sn Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Autunite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite
Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel
Staurolite Talc Titanite Tourmaline Valleriite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*
Annite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Autunite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*
Heterosite ()*	Holmquistite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linnaeite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Margarite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montebrasite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Niggliite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*
Staurolite ()*	Stevensite ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Triphylite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uvarovite ()*
Vaesite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	217167	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	217168,217177,217179	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	4	217151,217167,217168,217177	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	8	217128,217132,217133,217152,217166,217167,217168,217175	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	217168	1534
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	217164	356
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	2	217165,217179	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	217130	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	217147	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	2	217165,217179	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	217177	1272
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	217177	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	217165,217178,217179	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	13	217132,217142,217143,217157,217159,217160,217162,217165,217167,217175,217177,217178,217179	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	217177	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	217167,217175,217179	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	217165,217167,217175,217179	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	217151	577
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	217165	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	217165,217179	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	217157	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	217132	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2	217130,217168	1008
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	217165	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	217168,217179	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	3	217142,217167,217179	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	217132,217159,217165	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	217167	648
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	2	217165,217179	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	217132,217154	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	1	217168	345
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	4	217151,217167,217177,217179	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	217159,217162	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2	217165,217179	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	217165,217167,217175,217179	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	4	217132,217165,217167,217179	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	217157,217167,217178	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	217158,217159,217165,217179	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	3	217165,217168,217179	407
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)	1	217177	204
Holmquistite ()*	Amphibole	Li₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	217146	42
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	217165,217179	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	217167,217175	5591
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	217167	249
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2	217165,217179	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	217132,217165,217167,217175,217179	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	217167,217175	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	217179	5674
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	1	217133	168
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	217177	388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	217177	443
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	5	217129,217167,217176,217177,217181	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	217165,217179	5800
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	1	217177	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	217133,217152,217159,217167,217168,217176,217177	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	217165	633
Niggliite ()*	Nickeline	PtSn	2	217165,217179	22
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	217177	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	3	217129,217131,217181	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	217165	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2	217165,217179	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	217178	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	217159,217162	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	217147,217148,217159,217165,217167,217175,217177,217178,217179	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	217165,217167,217179	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	217128,217129,217131,217147,217148,217151,217154,217159,217164,217167,217168,217176,217177,217179,217181	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	1	217165	233
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	7	217129,217131,217151,217165,217177,217179,217181	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	3	217151,217167,217177	2705
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	4	217128,217133,217152,217177	1516
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	2	217165,217179	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	217165,217177,217178,217179	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	217165,217179	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2	217176,217177	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	3	217128,217132,217164	978
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	217158,217159	57
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5	217132,217159,217175,217177,217178	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	217165,217167	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	217177	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5	217132,217142,217159,217167,217175	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	1	217177	313
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	1	217165	120
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	217177	2718
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	217165	212
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	1	217165	106
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	2	217165,217179	237
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	217142,217178	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	217151,217165,217177	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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