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Beryl from
Waisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Beryl

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Morganite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Morganite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Morganite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Morganite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Morganite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Beryl

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Morganite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Waisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28398:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘNubble Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHeikkinen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPatch Mountain Beryl prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘDunn Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘOhtonen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘA.C. Perham Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Cameron, Eugene N.
Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
 
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