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


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Montebrasite

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

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

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

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

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07812140017272022601062.jpg
Montebrasite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07358950017272022614164.jpg
Montebrasite

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

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05122840017271925335066.jpg
Montebrasite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07812140017272022601062.jpg
Montebrasite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
07358950017272022614164.jpg
Montebrasite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02393080017272022621770.jpg
Montebrasite

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29476
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29476:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWhitehall #1 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, 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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