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


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Montebrasite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
08517470017364758383270.jpg
Montebrasite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
01433330017272023332301.jpg
Montebrasite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
05229590017360822237398.jpg
Montebrasite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
02884850017360822227087.jpg
Montebrasite, etc.

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montebrasite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Greifensteinite1
Eosphorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montebrasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32890:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montebrasite
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘCole Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
46.8km (29.1 miles) ⓘHatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘSmith Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, 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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