| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Elbaite |
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Comments: | Well-known for red tourmaline fan to 1 meter plus. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | 7 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 4 |
| Lepidolite | 5 |
| Quartz | 5 |
| Muscovite | 3 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Black Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28636 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28636:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘWhitecap Mountain localities, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 7.7km (4.8 miles) | ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 7.8km (4.8 miles) | ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 26.5km (16.5 miles) | ⓘBemis Stream prospect, D Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA |
| 28.2km (17.5 miles) | ⓘSongo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 29.4km (18.3 miles) | ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 32.5km (20.2 miles) | ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 32.8km (20.4 miles) | ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
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Black Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA