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Purpurite from
B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Purpurite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Purpurite
Formula:Mn3+(PO4)
Comments:Parent triphylite/lithiophilite from the BB #7 Quarry has the unenviable ratio Fe:Mn = 1:1 although the analysis was infinitesimally richer in Mn than Fe.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Purpurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34256:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Purpurite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘGroves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘWade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.pp.333-336
 
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