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


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Eosphorite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02025750017272013634670.jpg
Eosphorite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
04347510017272016807935.jpg
Eosphorite

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

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

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Eosphorite
Formula:Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydroxylapatite6
- var Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite1
Elbaite5
Albite2
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eosphorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28267:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Eosphorite
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
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRed Hill quarries, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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