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


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Lepidolite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03291900017272014188772.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

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

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Lepidolite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05214300017272020838031.jpg
Lepidolite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Lepidolite, etc.

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

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Lepidolite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05214300017272020838031.jpg
Lepidolite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03291900017272014188772.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01966990017272014195907.jpg
Lepidolite

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Lepidolite, etc.

Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cookeite14
Albite7
- var Cleavelandite3
Pollucite5
Hydroxylherderite2
Tourmaline2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6918
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6918:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
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
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘCobble Hill Quarry (George Howe prospect), West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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