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Quartz from
Hayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Quartz

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02265570017361082135068.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03332140017361082156882.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Hayes Ledge Quarries, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite12
Albite11
- var Cleavelandite4
Fluorapatite3
Spodumene2
Schorl2
Zircon1
Beryl1
Columbite-(Fe)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34508:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDiamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMustonen Ledge prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain outcrops, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘHeikkinen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWitt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification
 
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