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Golden Circle mine, Sorrento, Hancock County, Maine, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Golden Circle mine | Mine |
| Sorrento | - not defined - |
| Hancock County | County |
| Maine | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 36'' North , 68° 9' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 302 (2017) | 1.8km |
| Sullivan | 1,232 (2017) | 5.8km |
| Gouldsboro | 2,018 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Hancock | 2,232 (2017) | 9.7km |
| Bar Harbor | 2,552 (2017) | 10.6km |
Structure: Unknown
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH Description: Pitman, L. Francis, C. A., and Lange, D., 1997, Rocks & Min. Vo.71, No.3, p.199 erroneously say the Golden Circle mine is in Sullivan. It is not. It is in Sorrento. |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Formula: Te |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Native Tellurium ? | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Axinite-(Fe) | 9.BD.20 | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | ⓘ Native Tellurium | Te |
| Te | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10306814 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
- GranderiaPassive Margin
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