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


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Fluorapatite

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

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

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

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
02926040017363513545581.jpg
Fluorapatite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
00066240017272023196373.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
07598420017272023191718.jpg
Fluorapatite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
09608440017272023203622.jpg
Fluorapatite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
02926040017363513545581.jpg
Fluorapatite

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

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
07598420017272023191718.jpg
Fluorapatite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
09608440017272023203622.jpg
Fluorapatite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryllonite1
Albite1
Muscovite1
Fairfieldite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32883:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘHam and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘRedstone "Red Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘPeaked Mountain fluorite locality, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘOrman McAllister Quarry, Lovell, Oxford County, Maine, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘAllen Mountain prospect (Allen Mountain Spar opening), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘFoster Hill prospects, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘIntergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘDeer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘEastman Quarry, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Thompson, Woodrow B., Bearss, Gene T., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Nizamoff, Jams W. (2000) The Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Mineral Locality. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (6) 408-418 doi:10.1080/00357520009605667
Mineral News (2000) 16:1 pp1,4,5
 
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