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Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, Mt. Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA

Granite pegmatite. Western Mt. Apatite group. - Oxford pegmatite field. (The Dionne extension to the Pulsifer Quarry was excavated during mid-1990s mining.)



References:
- Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77
- Dunn, P. J. (1977): Apatite. A guide to species nomenclature. Mineralogical Record 8 (2): 78-82 [with analysis of Apatite-(CaF) from Pulsifer]
- King, V. T. and Szenics, T., (2008): Pulsifer Quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. American Mineral Treasures.

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Mineral List:
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
Almandine
Annite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Autunite
Bertrandite
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Goshenite
var: Morganite
Cassiterite
Columbite-(Mn)
Cookeite
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)
Elbaite
Gahnite
Hydroxylherderite
Lepidolite
Lithiophilite
Meta-autunite
Microcline
Microlite
Montebrasite
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Nontronite
Purpurite
Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Schorl
Sphalerite
Spodumene
Tantalite-(Mn)
Todorokite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
'var: Achroite'
'var: Rubellite'
'var: Verdelite'
'var: Watermelon Tourmaline'
Triplite
Uraninite
Uranophane
Zinnwaldite ?
Zircon


47 entries listed. 34 valid minerals.

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