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Albite from
Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Albite, etc.

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite, etc.

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Albite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite11
- var Sericite4
Fluorapatite10
Hydroxylherderite6
Perhamite5
Cassiterite5
Bertrandite4
Elbaite3
Quartz3
- var Smoky Quartz1
Todorokite1
Cookeite1
Diadochite1
Beryl1
Wodginite1
Rhodochrosite1
Purpurite1
Zircon1
Columbite-(Mn)1
Columbite-(Fe)1
Beryllonite1
Metaswitzerite1
Foitite1
Vivianite1
Tourmaline1
Lithiophilite1
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28523
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28523:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘTiger Bill Quarries, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Rose Quartz locality, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘPatch Mountain Beryl prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘStearns Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘHayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘMustonen Ledge prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘHeikkinen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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