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Rose Quartz from
Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Rose Quartz

Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rose Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rose Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whispering Pines Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9635
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9635:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rose Quartz
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHooper Ledge Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘSlattery Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCobble Hill Quarry (George Howe prospect), West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘA.C. Perham Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘNubble Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘHibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 62:421.
 
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