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Tantalite-(Mn) from
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03333210017272022712729.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03333210017272022712729.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
06111560017272014488516.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00998350017272014514724.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01772500017272014541722.jpg
Tantalite-(Mn)

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula:Mn2+Ta2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tantalite-(Mn) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28291:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tantalite-(Mn)
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
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) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘGroves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin 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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