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Montebrasite from
Bemis Stream prospect, D Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA


03683380017272012817955.jpg
Montebrasite, etc.

Bemis Stream prospect, D Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA
03683380017272012817955.jpg
Montebrasite, etc.

Bemis Stream prospect, D Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA
03683380017272012817955.jpg
Montebrasite, etc.

Bemis Stream prospect, D Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spodumene1
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bemis Stream prospect, D Township, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28796:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘWhitehall #1 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
W. B. Thompson, D. L. Joyner, R. G. Woodman, and V. T. King (2005) A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities. Maine Geological Survey Bulletin 41
 
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