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Montebrasite from
Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite, etc.

Noyes Mountain Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite5
Schorl5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28969:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘGE-SE Mine, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘOwls Head prospects (Nevel prospects), Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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