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Beryllonite from
Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA


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Beryllonite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Beryllonite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Beryllonite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Beryllonite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
03930890017272014536347.jpg
Beryllonite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
01937750017272023078722.jpg
Beryllonite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Beryllonite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
08555610017272023073338.jpg
Beryllonite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
03930890017272014536347.jpg
Beryllonite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
01937750017272023078722.jpg
Beryllonite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
06440460017272023086948.jpg
Beryllonite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
08555610017272023073338.jpg
Beryllonite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Beryllonite
Formula:NaBePO4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Greifensteinite2
Eosphorite1
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryllonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32875
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32875:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryllonite
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘMelrose Quarry, Sugarloaf Mountain, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘBeryllonite locality, Sugarloaf Mountain, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘSugarloaf Mountain, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Mineral News (2000) 16:1 pp1,4,5
Thompson et. al. (2000)
 
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