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


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Montebrasite

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

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

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

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

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Montebrasite

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

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal2
- var Opal-AN2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30286:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSmith Quarry, 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
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘOwls Head prospects (Nevel prospects), Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘGE-SE Mine, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
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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