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Fluorapatite from
Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Manganapatite, etc.

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02917610017272262951842.jpg
Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Manganapatite, etc.

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00046850017272017294909.jpg
Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01728440017272262954989.jpg
Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
02917610017272262951842.jpg
Fluorapatite

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00429340017272050643158.jpg
Manganapatite, etc.

Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
Columbite-(Fe)2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orchard Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:459669
Long-form Identifier:1:3:459669:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘEllingwood Prospect, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘLittle Singepole Mountain prospects, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘSki Pike Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBiron Quarry, Sumner, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
coromotominerals.com (n.d.) http://coromotominerals.com/EarlyOp.html
 
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