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Topaz from
Shell Pond Brook locality, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Topaz
Formula:Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Topaz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shell Pond Brook locality, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34183:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Topaz
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSouth Baldface Mountain localities, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘNorth Baldface Mountain localities, Bean's Purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘShirley Brook Topaz locality, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘMiddle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘGovernment pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘLovejoy Gravel pits, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Only reference is Maine Mines and Minerals by Philip Morrill and a Lot of Other People (1958), volume 1, Western Maine. No specimens of topaz known. Locality description sounds like a quartz vein and blue beryl was mistaken for topaz.
 
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