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Fluorapatite from
Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07779750017272013662977.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Manganapatite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07779750017272013662977.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Manganapatite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05533100017272050627877.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07779750017272013662977.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07511310017272017449416.jpg
Manganapatite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite11
Cookeite10
Quartz8
Tourmaline5
Meta-autunite2
Opal2
- var Opal-AN2
Microcline2
Columbite-(Mn)-Tantalite-(Mn) Series2
Columbite-(Mn)1
Goyazite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28688
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28688:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOrchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘEllingwood Prospect, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLittle Singepole Mountain prospects, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSki Pike Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘBiron Quarry, Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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