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


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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01216720017272022829400.jpg
Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02939120017272022796663.jpg
Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Triphylite, etc.

Nevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Triphylite
Formula:LiFe2+PO4
Comments:Best Quality crystals were found in the intermediate zone. Well terminated crystals to 20 cm, although not as fine as those from Newport, NH. King and Pope (1990) analyzed triphylites from this locality and found that the analyses ranged from 0.32-0.34 in about 15 analyses.
Habit:Rod-like through blocky habit
Colour:greenish gray
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl7
Muscovite6
Albite6
- var Cleavelandite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Triphylite 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:29490
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29490:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Triphylite
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
0.4km (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
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘRed Hill quarries, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘLobikis Quarry, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, V. T. and Pope, D. C., 1990, Constant Composition Triphylite with a Pegmatite Zone, Newry, Maine [abstract], Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Program and Abstracts, v. 17, p. 10 (also in Rocks and Minerals v. 66, p. 42-43.).
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.
 
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