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


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Spodumene

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00270300017360822967879.jpg
Spodumene

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08506820017272022459531.jpg
Spodumene

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

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Muscovite3
Albite1
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29488
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29488:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
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
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFrank Perham prospect, Rumford, 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
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘScotty Quarry, 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
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘFrye, Roxbury, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Cameron, Eugene N.
Cameron, Eugene N., Larrabee, David M., McNair, Andrew H., Page, James J., Stewart, Glen W., Shainin, Vincent E. (1954) Pegmatite Investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
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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