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Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USAi
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Interior Of Lime Kiln

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Lime Rock Quarries, Rockland, Maine

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Lime Burners

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Interior Of Lime Kiln

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Lime Rock Quarries, Rockland, Maine

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Lime Burners

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Interior Of Lime Kiln

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA
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Lime Rock Quarries, Rockland, Maine

Rockland, Knox County, Maine, USA


Known today as the home of the Dragon Cement plant, Rockland has been involved with the production of lime for well over 100 years. A string of old, flooded, narrow quarries lines Old County Road. Dragon's active quarry is just east of where Old County Rd heads northeast off of US Rt 1 (New County Road).

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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz ?4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Iceland Spar5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite ?9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Calcite var. Iceland SparCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Calcite var. Iceland SparCaCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcite var. Iceland SparCaCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockland,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q2078053
GeoNames ID:4832458

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References

Emley, Warren E. / Department of Commerce (1913) - The Manufacture of Lime
Brown, Percy Whiting (1960) - History of Rowe, Massachusetts.
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
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