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Gainesite from
Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Gainesite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gainesite
Formula:Na(Na,K)(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4 · 1.5-2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gainesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29464
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29464:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Moore, Paul B., Araki, Takuharu, Steele, Ian M., Swihart, George H., Kampf, Anthony R. (1983) Gainesite, sodium zirconium beryllophosphate: a new mineral and its crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 68 (9-10) 1022-1028
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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