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Fairfieldite from
Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fairfieldite

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fairfieldite
Formula:Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fairfieldite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97653:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fairfieldite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
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