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


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Schorl

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Songo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31354
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31354:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘDonahue Quarry (Donahue Prospect), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBumpus Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘRound Mountain Rose Quartz locality, 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
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘFlint Mountain prospects, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘWardwell Quarry (Pechnic Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘChester Holt prospect, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘPeaked Hill Quarry, Gilead, 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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