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Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Chrysoberyl

Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 17' 19'' North , 70° 37' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.28874,-70.63067
GRN:
N30W37
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greenwood834 (2017)3.7km
West Paris1,790 (2017)6.0km
Woodstock1,263 (2017)9.7km
Norway2,748 (2017)10.8km
Paris5,073 (2017)10.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationBethel, Maine12km
Mindat Locality ID:
6045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6045:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Oxford pegmatite field.
A specimen—gemstone mine (chrysoberyl) in pegmatite. Once owned by Nathaniel H. Perry (1870s).

Note: This site is often incorrectly listed as being in the town of Norway, immediately to the south. There may be sites on the hill to the south of the Greenwood town line, but the main collecting locality is in Greenwood.

Note on the mineral list: The inclusion of sillimanite on the mineral list is not a mistake - its presence in fibrous form is an unusual characteristic of the rock here.

Inaccurately located by Morrill, 1958.

The locality is reached by going west from the town of Norway on Route 118 and up the Greenwood Road. When you cross into Greenwood from Norway, the next road east is where the Richardson Hollow Road turns east towards West Paris. Leave the Richardson Hollow Road toward Camp Sierra and go beyond it. You will soon come to a turn in the road - a right angle left. Within a short distance (about 100 feet), the clear road goes slightly north by northeast. Leave the cleared road and go slightly northwestward along a barely recognizable woods road. You can see the eventual connection with the Young Hill Road on Google Maps, and the suture of the treetops shows the location of the straight road from Young Hill Road to Richardson Hollow. The discontinued road may be navigable up an incline, and there used to be a farmer's rock wall that formed a right angle separating the woods road from the old farmland. Walk northwest from the inside corner of the rock wall fence, and you should reach a naturally rounded rock ledge, about 15-20 feet high. The ledge is probably 150-200 feet west of the abandoned woods road. Walk north along the east side of the ledge until you get to a small depression with water (20 x 30 feet, depending on the season) abutting the ledge. Scramble up the low ledge. You should be at the chrysoberyl occurrence. The top surface of the ledge is fairly flat, and the area is probably thickly wooded unless some logging was done. You will have to search for float boulders to find chrysoberyl and sillimanite. I am not sure how extensive the productive area is. Bring drinking water and don't collect on a hot day.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
✪ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
ⓘ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘGahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAutunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘMeta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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References

Jacobson, Mark I. (1987) Four Obscure Pegmatite Mineral Localities in Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 62 (6) 401-405 doi:10.1080/00357529.1987.11762695
Thompson, W.B. Joyner, D.L., Woodman, R.G., King, V.T. (1988) A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities. Maine Geological Survey Department of Conservation, 133 pages.
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