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Fluorapatite from
Songo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fluorapatite

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01655090017365404015535.jpg
Fluorapatite

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01655090017365404015535.jpg
Fluorapatite

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08603640017272022712357.jpg
Fluorapatite

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline6
Quartz2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Songo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31344
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31344:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBumpus Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘTiger Bill Quarries, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘStearns Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘWentworth Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘWardwell Quarry (Pechnic Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘVirginia Lake prospect, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘPeabody Mountain Quarry, Batchelders Grant, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘHayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall - Ed. (2009) Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds - Oxford County Mining History. New England Historical Publications.
 
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