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Cookeite from
Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00890980017271922326371.jpg
Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00846460017272013501001.jpg
Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
06381250017272013525542.jpg
Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02630710017272013543837.jpg
Cookeite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cookeite
Formula:(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz20
Lepidolite14
Albite14
- var Cleavelandite10
Fluorapatite10
Tourmaline9
Cassiterite4
Elbaite4
Hydroxylherderite4
Columbite-(Mn)-Tantalite-(Mn) Series2
Microcline2
Beryl2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cookeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3927
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3927:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cookeite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSki Pike Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘHayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1991) What's New in Minerals? - Annual World Summary of Mineral Discoveries. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (5) 381-393
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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