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Fluorapatite from
Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fluorapatite

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03959330017370064554265.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01857230017370064549425.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00808060017272022376068.jpg
Fluorapatite

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Muscovite3
Opal2
- var Opal-AN2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29398:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFrank Perham prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘScotty Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBroome Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWhitehall #1 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘGeorge Elliot Quarry (North Rumford Mica Quarry), Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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