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Castine, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USAi
Regional Level Types
CastineTown
Blue Hill - Castine Mining DistrictMining District
Hancock CountyCounty
MaineState
USACountry

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PlacePopulation
Castine1,029 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
22854
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22854:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Biguyduce; Kadeskik; Machabitticus; Mesemadega; Mosemadage; Penobscot; Pentagoet
Other Languages:
French:
Castine, comté de Hancock, Maine, États-Unis
German:
Castine, Hancock County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Castine, contea di Hancock, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
卡斯廷, 漢考克縣 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
Castine, Condado de Hancock, Maine, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
كاستين, مقاطعة هانكوك, مين, الولايات المتحدة
Catalan:
Castine, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Chechen:
Кастин, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Castine, Hancock County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
کستین, شهرستان هنکاک، مین, مین, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Castine, Mèn, Etazini
Hungarian:
Castine, Hancock megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Castine, Contae Hancock, Maine, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
カスタイン, ハンコック郡, メイン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кастин, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Кастин, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Mazanderani:
کستین, مین
Norwegian:
Castine , Hancock County, Maine, USA
Polish:
Castine, Hrabstwo Hancock, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Serbian:
Кастин, Округ Хенкок , Мејн, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Castine, Hancock County, Maine, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovenian:
Castine, Maine, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
کاستین، مئین, مئین ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Кастин, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Castine, Hancock, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Кастін, Генкок, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Castine, Maine, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Castine, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite ?
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite ?
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite ?
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite ?2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite ?2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite ?2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neovison macrodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Neovison : Neovison macrodon0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castine,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q1049333
GeoNames ID:4960381

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