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


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Microcline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07076160017272013885147.jpg
Microcline, etc.

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

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite4
- var Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite2
Meta-autunite2
Cookeite2
Albite2
- var Cleavelandite2
Schorl1
Quartz1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28696
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28696:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOrchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBessey Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCummings Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘBasin Falls locality, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFletcher Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘWestinghouse Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘIrish Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘDamon Hill prospect (Chester DiCosta Spar prospect), 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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