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Mt. Rubellite Quarries, Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

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Oxford pegmatite field.

Ref.: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 938.





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]
  		•  Amblygonite
    var: Hebronite
    Reference: [King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.; King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Mt. Rubellite Quarries, Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Goshenite ?
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Morganite ?
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Childrenite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)Al[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1.]
  		•  Cookeite (TL)
    LiAl
     
    4
    		(Si
     
    3
    		Al)O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    8
    Type Locality: Mt. Rubellite Quarries, Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
    Reference: [Brush (1866) Am J.. Sci 41:246 ; Penfield (1893) Am. J. Sci 3rd ser. 45:393]
    Site Photo
    Mt. Rubellite Quarries, Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Elbaite
    [Na][(Li,Al)
     
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Eosphorite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)Al[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 938.]
  		•  Halloysite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hydroxylherderite
    CaBe[(OH,F)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 822.]
  		•  Lacroixite
    NaAl[F|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/lacroixite.pdf.]
  		•  Lepidolite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lithiophilite
    LiMn
    2+
     
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Moore (2000) analyzed lithiophilite from this locality and found the Mn/Mn + Fe ratio was 0.55, although a triphylite was also found with 0.40
    Reference: [Moore (2000) in Mineralogy of Maine v2, p. 333-336.]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pollucite
    (Cs,Na)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Schorl ?
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Todorokite
    (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol. 1, p.349]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Achroite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Indicolite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Rubellite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Verdelite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Tourmaline
    var: Watermelon Tourmaline'
    Reference: [King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1.]
  		•  Triphylite
    LiFe
    2+
     
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: Moore (2000) analyzed lithiophilite from this locality and found the Mn/Mn + Fe ratio was 0.55, although a triphylite was also found with 0.40
    Reference: [Moore (2000) in Mineralogy of Maine v2, p. 333-336.]
  		•  Triplite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine.]
  		•  Vesuvianite ?
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    33 entries listed. 21 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral). 1 erroneous literature entry.

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