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


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Rose Quartz, etc.

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01473740017339893375741.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03263380017272014822097.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
06965470017272014835537.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
04038180017362596273398.jpg
Rose Quartz, etc.

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01473740017339893375741.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03263380017272014822097.jpg
Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:This is the world's first location for rose quartz crystals. George Howe discovered the specimens about 1915.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaite22
Cookeite16
Albite10
- var Cleavelandite4
Lepidolite6
Muscovite6
Quartz4
- var Rose Quartz4
Tourmaline3
- var Indicolite1
Löllingite2
Hydroxylherderite2
Microcline1
Kosnarite1
Beryl1
Fluorcalciomicrolite1
Fluorapatite1
Almandine1
Siderite1
Montebrasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28190
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28190:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘIrish Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCrocker Hill mines, 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
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘWhispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘEllingwood Prospect, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge prospect, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘBessey Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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