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Perry, Washington County, Maine, USAi
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PerryTown
Washington CountyCounty
MaineState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Perry881 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
135163
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135163:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Perry, comté de Washington, Maine, États-Unis
German:
Perry, Washington County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Perry, contea di Washington, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
佩里, 華盛頓縣 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
Perry, Condado de Washington, Maine, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بيري, مقاطعة واشنطن, مين, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Perry, Washington konderria , Maine
Catalan:
Perry, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Perry, Washington County , Maine
Chechen:
Перри, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Perry, Washington County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
بيرى, ولاية مين, امريكا
Haitian:
Perry, Mèn, Etazini
Hungarian:
Perry, Washington megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ペリー, ワシントン郡, メイン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пэрри, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Пэрри, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Mazanderani:
پری, مین
Norwegian:
Perry, Washington County, Maine, USA
Polish:
Perry, Hrabstwo Washington, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Tatar:
Перри, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Perry, Washington, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Перрі, Вашингтон, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پیری, واشنگٹن کاؤنٹی، مینے, میئن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Perry, Maine, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Perry, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


The surface rocks are lava flows but are underlain by fossiliferous shales. There are a few shoreline exposures of shale, with better exposures in nearby Lubec.

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14 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Locality: Loring Cove, Perry, Washington County, Maine, USA - erroneously reported
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Bloodstone'
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Iddingsite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite ?
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper ?
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Natrolite ?
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Formula: Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Stilbite-Ca
Formula: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper ?1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite ?5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘPumpellyite-(Mg)9.BG.20Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘNatrolite ?9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘStilbite-Ca9.GE.10NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group' ?-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Iddingsite'-
ⓘ'Bloodstone'-SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Oⓘ BloodstoneSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Siⓘ BloodstoneSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q2378622
GeoNames ID:4975062

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