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


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Cassiterite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
09397510017272015036325.jpg
Cassiterite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03940710017272013947578.jpg
Cassiterite

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05049810017272013958400.jpg
Cassiterite, etc.

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

Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite5
Väyrynenite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28534
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28534:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
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
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘNubble Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘBeryllonite locality, Sugarloaf Mountain, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘOrchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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