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Locality Name:
Warren, Knox Co., Maine, USA


mindat Locality ID: 22881
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22881.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Warren, Knox Co., Maine, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Knox Lime Company Quarry
South Warren Spodumene Locality
Starrett Quarries
Upper And Lower Marble Quarries
Warren Nickel Prospect

Latitude: 44°6'35"N
Longitude: 69°16'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.109722222222,-69.275555555556

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 As B Be C Ca 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: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAutuniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
CorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelTalcTourmalineValleriiteWollastoniteZircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Niggliite  (*)Opal  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Talc  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2217177,2171798803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312171772353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512171751310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12171791036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O612171792060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12171771272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812171774286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42217178,2171795516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4217175,217177,217178,21717927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212171775171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2217175,2171795707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22217175,21717927198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812171791756
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21217179327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612171794135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61217179944
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2217177,2171792740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12171791188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2217175,21717924243
Graphite  (*)NoneC12171792812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312171781544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3121717914640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41217179407
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)1217177204
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312171795433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412171755591
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1217179451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42217175,21717914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2121717512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212171795674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1217177388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1217177443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2217176,2171774924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212171795800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)1217177200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22217176,21717717380
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn121717922
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12171772994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812171791512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212171782273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24217175,217177,217178,21717939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812171799056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23217176,217177,21717961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22217177,2171795614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12171772705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512171771516
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs21217179337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3217177,217178,21717921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412171791934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62217176,217177688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23217175,217177,2171783337
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12171771059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212171752562
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)1217177313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212171772718
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]1217179237
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO312171781247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12171775251



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