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Albite from
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02604910017272013003409.jpg
Albite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07350520017272013015477.jpg
Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01927380017272013034206.jpg
Albite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Elbaite13
Quartz5
Zigrasite5
Lepidolite5
Hydroxylapatite3
Fluorapatite3
- var Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite1
Muscovite2
Cookeite2
Pyrite2
Cassiterite1
Childrenite1
Meta-autunite1
Greifensteinite1
Columbite-(Mn)1
Hydroxylherderite1
Eosphorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28245
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28245:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘScotty Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘFrank Perham prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBroome Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWhitehall #2 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWhitehall #1 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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