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Biotite from
Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


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Biotite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Biotite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00131420017272035207583.jpg
Biotite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00236750017368178078595.jpg
Biotite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00131420017272035207583.jpg
Biotite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
00236750017368178078595.jpg
Biotite, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite3
Quartz3
Almandine3
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30268:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTurner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘPhillips Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘCity quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘAlfred Plourde Parkway Quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘHeath Quarry, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Roda-Robles, E., Simmons, W., Pesquera, A., Gil-Crespo, P. P., Nizamoff, J., Torres-Ruiz, J. (2015) Tourmaline as a petrogenetic monitor of the origin and evolution of the Berry-Havey pegmatite (Maine, U.S.A.). American Mineralogist, 100 (1). 95-109 doi:10.2138/am-2015-4829
Jeffrey Morrison, William Simmons, Alexander Falster, Encar Roda Robles (2018) The Havey gem tourmaline pegmatite, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine – an example of highly efficient chemical fractionation. XXII International Mineralogical Association Meeting, Melbourne, Australia. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327286045_The_Havey_Gem_Tourmaline_Pegmatite_Poland_Androscoggin_Co_Maine_-_an_example_of_highly_efficient_chemical_fractionation
Roda-Robles, Encarnación, Pesquera, Alfonso, Gil-Crespo, Pedro Pablo, Simmons, William, Webber, Karen, Falster, Alexander, Errandonea-Martin, Jon, Garate-Olave, Idoia (2024) Apatite as an archive of pegmatite-forming processes: An example from the Berry-Havey pegmatite (Maine, U.S.A.). American Mineralogist, 109 (9). 1608-1625 doi:10.2138/am-2023-9097
 
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