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


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Uralolite

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

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

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

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

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

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
02398300017272023137188.jpg
Uralolite

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
00261130017272023149658.jpg
Uralolite

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

Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Uralolite
Formula:Ca2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uralolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:32902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:32902:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uralolite
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, 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
 
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