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Elbaite from
Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin 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:
Quartz7
- var Smoky Quartz1
Albite5
- var Cleavelandite1
Microcline2
Muscovite2
Lepidolite1
Cookeite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646141:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘHatch Farm prospect, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGroves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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