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Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
Granite pegmatite. Feldspar quarry first opened in 1916. Later, Kenneth K. Landes, then a Harvard University student, based his research both on this quarry and the Noyes Mountain (Harvard) Quarry in Greenwood and his dissertation revolutionized ideas about how pegmatites crystallize. Landes' paper was "Paragenesis of the Granitic Pegmatites of Central Maine", (American Mineralogist, 1925, v. 10, p. 355-411). Oxford pegmatite field.Mineral List
82 entries listed. 56 valid minerals. 8 erroneous literature entries.
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References
Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in the Maine Pegmatite Belt
Prepared by members of the Maine Federation Club 1973 pg. 6
King, V. and Foord, E, 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.
King, V. and Foord, E., 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
Landes, K., American Mineralogist (1925): 10: 355-411.
Rocks & Minerals: 14: 273.
Rocks & Minerals: 62: 396.
Mineralogical Record: 25(3): 175-184.
Perham Stevens, J. (1972), Gems & Minerals of Oxford County.
Prepared by members of the Maine Federation Club 1973 pg. 6
King, V. and Foord, E, 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.
King, V. and Foord, E., 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.
Landes, K., American Mineralogist (1925): 10: 355-411.
Rocks & Minerals: 14: 273.
Rocks & Minerals: 62: 396.
Mineralogical Record: 25(3): 175-184.
Perham Stevens, J. (1972), Gems & Minerals of Oxford County.
External Links
http://www.coromotominerals.com/index.html [mine owner]
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