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Route 176 Road cuts, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Route 176 Road cuts | Group of Road Cuttings (Lost) |
| Blue Hill | Town |
| Blue Hill - Castine Mining District | Mining District |
| Hancock County | County |
| Maine | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 68° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~14km
Type:
Group of Road Cuttings (Lost) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Road cuts in the 1950s exposed heavy metal mineralization. Unfortunately, the exact positions of the interesting road cuts remain unknown. It is likely that the interesting mineralization was west of the village of Blue Hill, as the active copper mines were along that road section.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 References: |
| ⓘ Ferrimolybdite Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Molybdite Formula: MoO3 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Molybdite | 4.E0.10 | MoO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Ferrimolybdite | 7.GB.30 | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Molybdite | MoO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Ferrimolybdite | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdite | MoO3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
- GranderiaPassive Margin
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Route 176 Road cuts, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA