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Diopside from
Mount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:897859
Long-form Identifier:1:3:897859:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘLaFlamme Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘPitts-Tenney Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCity quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘHeath Quarry, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
References
P. Cristofono collection, 2014
 
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