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


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Fluorapatite, etc.

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

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

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

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

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

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

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

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07586900017272013365005.jpg
Fluorapatite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08336350017272013377914.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00734240017272013392651.jpg
Fluorapatite

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Colour:Purple
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Bertrandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Waisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28405:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard 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
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), 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
Rocks & Min.: 62:427.
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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