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Kaolinite from
Bumpus Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Smoky Quartz1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Muscovite1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Beryl1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Beryl at this locality.
Albite1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Albite at this locality.
Hematite1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Hematite at this locality.
Goethite1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Kaolinite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bumpus Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:514080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:514080:0
GUID (UUID V4):22351fc4-370a-4fce-a0de-a312dfa8eded
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
7.0km (4.3 miles) Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) Morgan Quarry (Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) Eastman Quarry, Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) South Baldface Mountain localities, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Maine Articles Published in Rocks and Minerals AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DANIEL BEHNKE 2981 Landwehr...Gentleman of Oxford County. Rocks and Minerals 35:28-29. A tribute to "the dean of Maine minerals," Charles...of Buckfield, Maine. Bailey, E . M. 1929. A catalog of minerals found at Rumford, Maine. Rocks and Minerals...Barker, D. S. 1955. The Union Limestone quarry, Union, Maine. Rocks and Minerals 30:365-66. Short description...several locations includ­ ing: Berry quarry, Poland; Bennett quarry, Buckfield; Hebron; Paris; and Litchfield
Report (edition)
BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining
Book (volume)
Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
Book (edition)
HANDBOOK for A WEEK WITH MAINE MINERALS by NEIL A. WINTRINGHAM 1_� Cv1,_1'--A� __, SECOND EDITION...a week collecting in the pegme.tite area ot Oxford county, !!Bine, Neil Wintr:lnghal'!l, a pa.st-president...field trial of the hambook during our ''Week with Maine Minerals" furnished additional information end resulted...characterized the evenings spent with members of the Oxford County Mineral & Gem Association. N. A. W. Mountainside...minerals. The geology of pegmatites, in general, and Maine pegmatites, in particular, is summarized briefly
Book (volume)
0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
locality in the State is Russell Gulch in Gilpen County. A small but very fine crystal group from Russell...mind. We have only one small rock outcrop in my county (Orange) at Rock Springs near Apopka. "The beaches...specimens in the world are found in the limestone quarry in Legrand, Marshall Co., Iowa. The most noted...well worth a visit to see and look at and marvel." MAINE — A letter, dated July 27, 1952, was sent by Wallace...are some of the specimens collected: "Bumpus Quarry, Albany, Maine—Rose quartz, beryl xls (and massive)
Report (issue)
----5. Structure cross sections of the Gulf of Maine ------------------------------------------6. Maps...-13. Distribution of sand in the inner Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay -----------14. Distribution...----15. Distribution of gravel in the inner Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay ---------16. Offshore distribution...except for basins deeper than 200 m in the Gulf of Maine. Below the shelf break, finer and more carbonate-rich...promising in surficial deposits. In the Gulf of Maine the existence of ores beneath glacial deposits remains
Journal (issue)
Contents for Novem ber - December, IQ50 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................undersigned, being all of the officers of rhc Clark County Gem Co!l~tors, Inc., most sincerely wish to convey... T48N-R29W N 5 6 ONE MILE VAN RIPER 0 j COUNTY dil otl id1 X X 7 X JS IO 29 4 X 3 qt...editorial advice. Thanks are also due to the Marquette County Road Commission who supplie.d a base map from which-...fifty-one years ; he has the largest collection in the county, sorted, labeled, and well studied. Leo Burraston
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
collecting spot! LIST OF MINERALS AND ROCKS AT THE NUEVO QUARRY Minerals: Feldspar, variety microcline; plagioclase...yttrocrasite, columbite, tourmaline, biotite mica, kaolinite. Rocks: Graphic-granite pegmatite, and tonalite...Quebec, together with diagrams of Tilly Foster, Bumpus and Ruggles (purely historical interest, I realize)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
HerTHEsecond annual meeting of the Amer- mon C. Bumpus, the director of the American Association of Museurns...tion on behalf of the institute. - Dr. Hermon C. Bumpus gracefully responded in well-chosen words. The...Philadelphia, was reelected as treasurer ; Dr 13ermon C. Bumpus and Dr. George A. [N. S. VOL.XXV. NO. 652 Dorsey...that other feldspars besides orthoclase yield kaolinite. He also opposes the recently advanced view of
Report (issue)
Area summaries.___________________ Penobscot Bay, Maine._________ Boston Harbor, Mass__ _________ Cape Cod...described in this report 2-4. Map of Penobscot Bay, Maine, showing 2. Bathymetry.________________________...abundant clay minerals on the northeast coast; kaolinite predominates on the southeast Atlantic coast and...the illustrations. AREA SUMMARIES PENOBSCOT BAY, MAINE SETTING Geology. Lower and middle Paleozoic metasedimentary...FIGURE 2. Bathymetry (in feet) of Penobseot Bay, Maine (from Osterieher, 1965). a COARSE SAND MEDIUM
Report (issue)
Northeast-southwest trending anomalies the southern Gulf of Maine, and northern Georges Bank. These anomalies appear...be used region into Island Platform/ Gulf of Maine with high 3 provinces the shallow Long amplitude...4 km) for the Long Island Platform and Gulf of Maine region. This area is roughly the short wavelength...groups in with moderate amounts concentrations of kaolinite. Montmorillonite is presented only in trace...others 1978). also show that tidal currents on (Bumpus Moreover, the shelf and are suspension.
Report (issue)
Eocene to Recent stratigraphic sequence in Chatham County, Georgia, and 10 miles offshore. ................slope is characterized by montmorillonite and kaolinite (Hathaway, 1971, 1972). 3. Sediment Sources Surficial...swings through the Florida-Georgia area. In Tift County, Georgia there is a 50 mgal circular positive anomaly...Eocene to Recent stratigraphic sequence in Chatham County, Georgia, and 10 miles offshore, (from McCollum...Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. No. 1 J. H. Pullen, Mitchell County, Georgia penetrated approximately 305 m of fine
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N of Calloway
Report (issue)
Nantucket Island and in the southern Gulf of Maine. This report Environmental is based on data retrieved...the north of Georges Bank, in the southern Gulf Maine, revealed low diatom coccoliths. were Numerous...in Great South Channel, in the southern Gulf of Maine, and on the southern flank of Georges Bank (Figure...was caused the shelf edge (Figure by 2-14)• Maine and the availability account for the persistent...typical for southern Gulf Photomicrographs of Maine during all the seasonal cruises. of suspended
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
communication). Rivers north of Cape Hatteras have kaolinite and dioctahedral vermiculite as principal minerals...Acta $8, 955-968. STEFANSSONU., ATKINSON L. P. and BUMPUS D. F. (1969) Seasonal studies of hydrographic properties
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...] 328 Famous mineral localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77...vol. 8, no. 6, p. 475.]* The best of San Diego County (by W. Larson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 507-515
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard...Sevier County (Coskren and Lauf 2000). The following index is arranged alphabetically by county. It is
Journal (issue)
KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...the different collecting locations in San Benito County. After graduating from high school, Steve went...field collecting and a specific love for San Benito County and the minerals of the Clear Creek Management...mined commercially for pegmatite minerals in the Oxford Hills area while also working as a drilling and
Book (volume)
series of pegmatite dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
critical stress theory, flow, geological disposal, kaolinite, radioactive waste, Sellafield, stress history...gouge sample sandwiched between them. Saturated kaolinite clay paste (gravimetric water content of 80%)...be attributed to the cohesive strength of the kaolinite clay gouge. In the case of a fractured rock formation... Engineering Geology, 66, 19 38. Bowden, R.A., Bumpus, C. and Littleboy, A.K. (1998) An overview and...Linville, editor). PennWell Books, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Huenges, E. and Will, G. (1989) Permeability, bulk
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
communication). Rivers north of Cape Hatteras have kaolinite and dioctahedral vermiculite as principal minerals...Acta $8, 955-968. STEFANSSONU., ATKINSON L. P. and BUMPUS D. F. (1969) Seasonal studies of hydrographic properties
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Journal (issue)
Keith The Minerals of the Zinc Hill Mine, Inyo County, California......................................Hiddenite and Emerald mine, near Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina. Found in 1971, this group of crystals...this response would also apply to the finest kaolinite specimen (which, at best, might resemble a lump...intimately associated with the pegma­ tite belt of Maine than that of the Perhams. Frank’s grand­ father...north Norway, Maine, and came to fame as the “mineral man at Trap Corner” in West Paris, Maine, where he
 
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