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Quartz from
Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Quartz

Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Transparent floater pseudocubic quartz crystals to 2 cm.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cookeite13
Albite12
- var Zygadite2
Schorl5
Almandine4
Quartz4
- var Pseudocubic Quartz2
- var Milky Quartz2
Montmorillonite3
Fluorapatite3
Muscovite3
Cassiterite3
Elbaite2
Spodumene1
Beryl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9358
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9358:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain outcrops, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘDiamond Ledge Locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMustonen Ledge prospect, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWitt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNubble Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 62: 443
Mineral News (1993) 9:2 p. 8
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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