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Beryl from
Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Aquamarine

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03420220017367314946919.jpg
Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05639360017272034227858.jpg
Aquamarine

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
06710450017272013239662.jpg
Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08704250017272013213215.jpg
Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Aquamarine

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Lepidolite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2501
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2501:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘIrish Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘSlattery Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘCummings Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBessey Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘOrchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘFletcher Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘGE-SE Mine, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
Encar Roda-Robles, William Simmons, Alexander Falster, Alfonso Pesquera, Pedro-Pablo Gil-Crespo (2018) Paragenetic and compositional evolution of tourmaline from the Mt. Mica pegmatite (Maine, USA). in abstracts of the 22nd IMA Meeting Melbourne p 498
 
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