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Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| Albite | ||
| Formula: | NaAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48; Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:147-151 | |
| Albite var: Cleavelandite | ||
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48] | |
| Almandine | ||
| Formula: | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48; Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:147-151 | |
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| Formula: | LiAl(PO4)F | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Annite | ||
| Formula: | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Arsenopyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeAsS | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Autunite | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 11H2O | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Bertrandite | ||
| Formula: | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 | |
| Description: | One of the world's best untwinned bertrandite crystal clusters (to 4.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm) found about 1996 by Gregg Dionne. | |
| Reference: | King, V. and Foord, E., 2000, Mineralogy of Maine - Addenda to Volume 1, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 2.; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Beryl | ||
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| Description: | Some bicolored pink and blue. | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Beryl var: Aquamarine | ||
| Formula: | Be3Al2Si6O18 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48] | |
| Beryl var: Goshenite | ||
| Reference: | Thompson, W, Joyner, D., Woodman, R., and King, V., 1998. Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd ed.; King and Foord, 1994, Mineralogy of Maine | |
| Beryl var: Morganite | ||
| Reference: | King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1.; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48] | |
| 'Biotite' | ||
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Cassiterite | ||
| Formula: | SnO2 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| 'Columbite' | ||
| Formula: | (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 | |
| Columbite-(Fe) | ||
| Formula: | FeNb2O6 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Columbite-(Mn) |  | |
| Formula: | (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)2O6 | |
| Reference: | Thompson, W, Joyner, D., Woodman, R., and King, V., 1998. Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd ed.; King and Foord, 1994, Mineralogy of Maine; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Photo: © Dick Dionne. Columbite-(Mn) from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| Cookeite |  | |
| Formula: | LiAl4(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 ; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Photo: © 2013 D. Levesque. Cookeite from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | ||
| Formula: | {KNa}{Mn2+◻}{Ca}{Na3}{Mn2+13}{Al}(PO4)12(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Elbaite | ||
| Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48; Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:147-151 | |
| Fluorapatite |  | |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| Reference: | Dunn, P. J. (1977): Apatite. A guide to species nomenclature. Mineralogical Record 8 (2): 78-82 | |
| Photo: © Kristalle and Crys. Fluorapatite from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| Gahnite |  | |
| Formula: | ZnAl2O4 | |
| Reference: | Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:147-151; Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:240-243 | |
| Photo: © 2006 D. Levesque. Gahnite from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| 'Garnet' | ||
| Formula: | X3Z2(SiO4)3 | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 | |
| Grossular | ||
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | |
| Reference: | Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:240-243 | |
| Heterosite | ||
| Formula: | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 | |
| Reference: | Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in the Maine Pegmatite Belt Pg. 3 | |
| Hydroxylherderite |  | |
| Formula: | CaBe(PO4)(OH,F) | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Photo: © Dick Dionne. Hydroxylherderite from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| Kaolinite ? | ||
| Formula: | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 | |
| Description: | Probably montmorillonite and/or clay-like muscovite. | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Lepidolite |  | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 ; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Photo: © Weinrich Minerals, Inc.. Lepidolite from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| Lithiophilite | ||
| Formula: | LiMn2+PO4 | |
| Description: | Moore (2000) analyzed lithiophilite from this locality and found the Mn/Mn + Fe ratio was 0.97 | |
| Reference: | Moore, P. B., 2000, Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities, in V. T. King (editor), Mineralogy of Maine. Mining History, Gems, and Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, p. 333-336. Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Meta-autunite | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6-8H2O | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Microcline | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Microlite Group | ||
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Montebrasite | ||
| Formula: | LiAl(PO4)(OH) | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Montmorillonite | ||
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 ; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Muscovite | ||
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Nontronite | ||
| Formula: | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
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| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Description: | Microcline, not orthoclase. | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Purpurite | ||
| Formula: | (Mn3+,Fe3+)PO4 | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Pyrite | ||
| Formula: | FeS2 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Colour: | milky | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 ; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Quartz var: Smoky Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Description: | Doubly terminated, scepter-shaped. | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 | |
| Schorl | ||
| Formula: | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Spessartine | ||
| Formula: | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | |
| Reference: | Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:366-369 | |
| Sphalerite | ||
| Formula: | ZnS | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Spinel | ||
| Formula: | MgAl2O4 | |
| Reference: | Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in the Maine Pegmatite Belt Pg. 3 | |
| Spodumene | ||
| Formula: | LiAlSi2O6 | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Tantalite-(Mn) | ||
| Formula: | MnTa2O6 | |
| Reference: | Thompson, W, Joyner, D., Woodman, R., and King, V., 1998. Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd ed.; King and Foord, 1994, Mineralogy of Maine | |
| Todorokite | ||
| Formula: | (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3H2O | |
| Reference: | King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol. 1, p.349 | |
| Topaz | ||
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| 'Tourmaline' | ||
| Formula: | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77 | |
| 'Tourmaline var: Achroite' | ||
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48] | |
| 'Tourmaline var: Indicolite' | ||
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48] | |
| 'Tourmaline var: Rubellite' | ||
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48] | |
| 'Tourmaline var: Verdelite' | ||
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| 'Tourmaline var: Watermelon Tourmaline' | ||
| Reference: | King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1. | |
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| Formula: | LiFe2+PO4 | |
| Description: | Lithiophilite only | |
| Reference: | Wilson, W. E. (1977): Famous mineral localities: The Pulsifer Quarry. Mineralogical Record 8 (2), 72-77; Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
| Triplite | ||
| Formula: | (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(F,OH) | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Uraninite | ||
| Formula: | UO2 | |
| Reference: | Rocks & Minerals (1975) 50:366-369 | |
| Uranophane | ||
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2[HSiO4]2 · 5H2O | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| 'Zinnwaldite' ? |  | |
| Formula: | KLiFe2+Al(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 | |
| Reference: | No reference listed | |
| Photo: © Dick Dionne. Zinnwaldite from Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA | ||
| Zircon | ||
| Formula: | ZrSiO4 | |
| Reference: | Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48 | |
61 entries listed. 43 valid minerals. 3 erroneous literature entries.
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.
Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in the Maine Pegmatite Belt
Prepared by members of the Maine Federation Club 1973 Pg. 3
- 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.
Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in the Maine Pegmatite Belt
Prepared by members of the Maine Federation Club 1973 Pg. 3
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