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B.B. #7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

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Oxford pegmatite field.





Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Albite
    var: Cleavelandite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bertrandite
    Be
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Columbite-(Mn)
    (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cookeite
    LiAl
     
    4
    		(Si
     
    3
    		Al)O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Dumortierite
    (Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    7
    		[O
     
    3
    		|BO
     
    3
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [King, V., 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 2.]
  		•  Elbaite
    [Na][(Li,Al)
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    B.B. #7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
    © 2007 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Eosphorite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)Al[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Fairfieldite
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Heterosite
    (Fe
    3+
     
    		,Mn
    3+
     
    		)[PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Parent triphylite/lithiophilite from the BB #7 Quarry has the unenviable ratio Fe:Mn = 1:1, although the actual analysis was infinitesimally richer in Mn than Fe.
    Reference: [Moore, P. B., 2000, Analysis of Primary Phosphates ..., Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.]
  		•  Hydroxylherderite
    CaBe[(OH,F)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lepidolite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lithiophilite
    LiMn
    2+
     
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Triphylite-Lithiophilite from the BB #7 Quarry has the unenviable ratio Fe:Mn = 1:1, although Mn was infinitesimally greater than Fe (Moore, 2000).
    Reference: [Moore, P. B., 2000, Analysis of Primary Phosphates ..., Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.]
  		•  Meta-autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		· 6-8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Petalite
    LiAlSi
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    Reference: [King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.]
  		•  Pollucite
    (Cs,Na)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    B.B. #7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
    © 2009 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Purpurite
    (Mn
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)[PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Parent triphylite/lithiophilite from the BB #7 Quarry has the unenviable ratio Fe:Mn = 1:1 although the analysis was infinitesimally richer in Mn than Fe.
    Reference: [Moore, P. B., 2000, Analysis of Primary Phosphates ..., Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.]
    Site Photo
    B.B. #7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
    © DV Minerals
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rose Quartz
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Spodumene
    LiAl[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    B.B. #7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
     
  		•  Spodumene
    var: Kunzite ?
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Strunzite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.]
  		•  Triphylite
    LiFe
    2+
     
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Parent triphylite/lithiophilite from the BB #7 Quarry has the unenviable ratio Fe:Mn = 1:1 although the analysis had Mn infinitesimally richer than Fe.
    Reference: [Moore, P. B., 2000, Analysis of Primary Phosphates ..., Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.]
  		•  Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Vivianite
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]


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