Granite pegmatite. Feldspar quarry opened in 1930; also produced about 500 pounds of pollucite. Now worked for mineral specimens, including rare pseudocubic quartz crystals. Oxford pegmatite field. Erroneously called the Howard Quarry by Morrill, P., Rocks & Min.: 16: 279.
Refs.:
Rocks & Min. 12:244; 58:181; 62:443
Stevens, 1972: Gems & Minerals of Oxford Co.
Thompson, Joyner, Woodman & King, 1991: A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities, 2nd ed.
King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, 2000, Mineralogy of Maine.
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Map Reference: 44°16'59"N , 70°38'26"W
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