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Parsettensite from
Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Parsettensite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Parsettensite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Parsettensite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Parsettensite
Formula:(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Parsettensite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1418983
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1418983:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Parsettensite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Found in material from my 2019 ongoing study of Ryerson Hill Quarry. Optically analyzed. Second confirmation from A. Falster.
Ryerson sample: https://www.mindat.org/photo-1108461.html
Mindat reference: https://www.mindat.org/min-3125.html
 
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