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Locality Name:
Parsonsfield, York Co., Maine, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24182
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24182.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Parsonsfield, York Co., Maine, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Elmrow Farm Silver Mine
Kezar Falls Mine
Leavitt Plantation Locality
Parsonsfield Vesuvianite Locality
Randall Mountain Locality
Wentworth Farm Locality

Latitude: 43°47'54"N
Longitude: 70°53'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.798333333333,-70.890277777778
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 Be C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScapoliteSodaliteSphaleriteTridymiteVesuvianite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61218271286
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812182694286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2218270,21827227770
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3218267,218268,21827124243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312182701544
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412182685591
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1218270176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12182694924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23218267,218269,21827117380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1218271884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12182712349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2121826739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26218267,218268,218269,218270,218271,21827261156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512182711516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl1218271444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2218267,21826821482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102218270,2182721395


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