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Microlite Group from
Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fluornatromicrolite

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

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

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Microlite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Comments:The only chemical analysis has shown fluornatromicrolite is present at this locality.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microlite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28697:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microlite Group
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Francis, Pitman, and Lange, 1995, Microlite Dodecahedra from the Bennett Mine, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Program and Abstracts, v. 22, p. 13-14.
 
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