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⇱ Pollucite from Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


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Pollucite from
Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

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Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pollucite
Formula:(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Comments:Although reported by Hess et al. (1943), who was specifically researching rare alkali minerals such as pollucite, no specimens are known to represent the identification.
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pollucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:33233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:33233:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pollucite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Keith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) LaFlamme Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Mount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) Mount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) Owls Head prospects (Nevel prospects), Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) Owl's Head Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) GE-SE Mine, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) Westinghouse Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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Journal (issue)
part 2 4-7 Auglaize Junction Report 5-11 US Pollucite Localities 12-19 Chapter Reports 20-25 Our...Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds...Vol.49, No.4 No. III Page 12 United States Pollucite Localities with Primary Citations Dittrich (2017...his Ph.D. thesis created a worldwide list of pollucite occurrences. The United States localities were.................................... 3 Hewitt Gem Quarry...............................................
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Book (volume)
Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
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Report (edition)
BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in
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0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by ...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All
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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...] 328 Famous mineral localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77...localities: the Himalaya dike system, Mesa Grande district, California (by E. E. Foord) [1977, vol. 8, no
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lie some of the oldest crystalline rocks in the East, both igneous and metamorphic, strongly mineralized...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
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out-of-statt' intlucnn·s. \\ hilc \lainc·s gt·m mining began about 1821. morc industrial uses of her mincrals...mid-nineteenth century. Both feldspar and mica "ere "orth mining. The ··Golden .\gc .. of feldspar in \laine was...real hi,tor~. ~ ~ Maine Feldspar, Fainilies, and Feuds A History of Mining and the Feldspar Industry...Industry, Oxford County, Maine Chapters by Laura Wiley Ashton Bruce Barrett Jan Brownstein John Davis Barry...1948Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds. Oxford County Mining History I Vandall T. King. Includes bibliographical
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OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE: THE PLACE TO GO By F R A N K W A R D 2 Mildred A v e n u e , Rye, N . Y . 1 0 5...to light numerous specimens labeled Oxford County, Maine. M y own collection boasts quite a few that...from the numerous mines and quarries of Oxford County over the past five summers. A scattering of articles...come to Oxford County. T h e pegmatites that comprise the min­ eralized zone of Oxford County are in many...however, some minerals that are unique to O x f o r d County alone and these aren't as rare as the collector
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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Journal (issue)
and Mineral• Aaaociation "\YHOLE No. R2 MOUNT APATITE, MAINE eA Famous cA1.inerat Locality By LLOYD...hut few articles hnYe dealt directh· with llount Apatite. In this paper the salient features of articles...both authors a rl-' f<('t forth . Loeation Mount Apatite, a low bill of about -180 feet ele,·ation, is...Portland. An excellent h~bway leads westward fro1n Auburn to l\le<.·hanie Falls. Abont three miles ,Yest...pits on lionnt Apatite. Physiography The area is located within the limits of the Maine section of the
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an area designated as...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010;...Introduction The granitic pegmatites of southern Maine represent one of several major pegmatite regions...and mica mining in the region. Unfortunately, very little geochemical data exist for the Maine pegmatites
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Report (issue)
3: Tourmaline Publisher Lapis International, LLC; East Hampton, CT Concept & Design Maximilian Glas, Stamberg...Lapis International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline...78 Australia ......................... 82 Europe (east) ...................... 83 Europe (west) .........important find of gem tourmaline was made at Mount Mica in Paris, Maine, though only small quantities were uncovered
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fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Petalite, Pollucite, Phenakite, Axinite, Microlite, Stibiotantalite, Beryllonite, Apatite, Amblygonite
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Georgia Kentucky Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi North Carolina...only in America. Others, like the tourmalines of Maine and California, rival specimens found in better-known...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddénjte: 12 + The...treasure chest to be gems like the tourmalines of Maine and California and the sapphires of Montana, gems...Elijah Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys
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PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL TRENDS IN F-POOR AND F-RICH ENVIRONMENTS...field and the Central Maine Synclinorium of the Oxford pegmatite field, in Maine, are intruded by numerous...(Nb,Ta)-bearing phases. Generally, the CGM from Maine are hosted by pegmatites characterized by a LCT...trends, fluorine, Brunswick field, Orford field, Maine. Introduction As the primary carriers of Nb and...paragenetic variations of CGM at the field or district scale. In this study, which is part of an extensive
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Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller + GEMSTONES OF AFGHANISTAN...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete
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Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi Maryland...Safety Precautions ........0.0... 0000 cece sees 25 Mining Techniques - serena cere one ee 30 Notes on Gem...only in America. Others, like the tourmalines of Maine and California, rival specimens found in better-known...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...treasure chest to be gems like the tourmalines of Maine and California and the sapphires of Montana, gems
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ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and...Allgood, J. Pradenas: Gold occurrences in Tuolumne County, California 18:41-45, 18:62-64 --with W. H. Wilkinson
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Cultural Art Santa Ana, California GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller GEMSTONES OF AFGHANISTAN...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout... most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning
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the builders of the future " -Inscription above east entrance to the Main Library building , dedicated...15 NEW WAY OF MAKING PHOSPHORUS MARK TWAIN ON MINING ..... 15 PUBLISHED THE MINERAL 16 BY COLLECTOR...have been supplying reference specimens to the mining schools , universities and museums throughout the...DELAWARE AND EDGAR COUNTY T. In and Around WHERRY . - ( ' ONTINUed . 104. Quarry west of Chester Creek...Tourmaline ! 119. Benjamin Johnson's Quarry , one -quarter mile east of Trainer Station , Lower Chichester
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sectwn of Paleozotc rocks from Butler County to Stafford County, Kansas Kansas Geol Survey Otl and Gas...wells on a cross section from Barber County, Kansas, to Caddo County, Oklahoma Oklahoma Geol Survey Gutdebook...Atokan and Desmomestan rocks m the Arkoma Bas10 of east-central Oklahoma· Jour Sed Petrology, v 33, no 2...Geology and ore deposits of East Shasta copper-z10c dtstnct, Shasta County, Cahforma U S Geol Survey Prof...4297 Anders, R B Ground-water geology of Karnes County, Texas US Geol Survey Water-Supply Paper 1539-G
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