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


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Quartz, etc.

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

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

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

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

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite5
Biotite3
Almandine3
Todorokite2
Albite2
Apatite Group1
Hydroxylherderite1
Elbaite1
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz 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:30291
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30291:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTurner Quarries, 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
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘLittlefield 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
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGroves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
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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