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Elbaite from
Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA


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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cookeite4
Feldspar Group3
Albite3
- var Cleavelandite1
Foitite2
Topaz2
Muscovite2
Stibiotantalite2
Lepidolite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36218
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36218:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTrenton Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘHoward-Collins Quarry, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘConsolidated Feldspar Quarries, Georgetown, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘTurner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘHatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
References
Clara Brennan, Samuel M. Cameron, and Mona-Liza C. Sirbescu (2016) Crystallization of the Fisher Quarry Pegmatite, Sagadahoc Co., Maine: Preliminary Insights from Fluid Inclusions. in Second Eugene E. Foord Pegmatite Symposium July 15-19, 2016 Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, Colorado
 
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