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Schorl from
Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02665190017272016794503.jpg
Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08357610017272014264124.jpg
Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02857950017272014281045.jpg
Schorl, etc.

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08206560017272014298531.jpg
Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02665190017272016794503.jpg
Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08357610017272014264124.jpg
Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02857950017272014281045.jpg
Schorl, etc.

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08206560017272014298531.jpg
Schorl

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Almandine4
Muscovite4
Fluorapatite3
- var Manganapatite1
Albite2
Spodumene1
Cookeite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28449:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen 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
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMustonen Ledge prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWitt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (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
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHeikkinen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPatch Mountain Beryl prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 12:244.
Mineral News (1993) 9:2 p. 8
 
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