| Locality type: | Pegmatite |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Optical Analysis |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1106201 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1106201:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 81dcfa64-84bf-4fc1-b50a-f583e0f0f4ec |
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| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘWhitehall #1 Prospect (Whitehall Quarry), Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘWhitehall No. 2 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBroome Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘScotty Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘNevel Quarry (Twin tunnels; United Feldspar Quarry), Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘFrank Perham prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | Simmons, William B., Falster, Alexander U., Nizamoff, James W., Freeman, Gary (2019) Giant spodumene and montebrasite crystals from the Plumbago North pegmatite, Oxford County, Maine. The Canadian Mineralogist, 57 (5) 795-797 doi:10.3749/canmin.ab00024 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MONTEBRASITE CRYSTALS FROM THE PLUMBAGO NORTH PEGMATITE, OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE WILLIAM B. SIMMONS§ AND ALEXANDER...FALSTER 2 MP Research Group, Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, Bethel, Maine, USA JAMES W. NIZAMOFF 64 Mineral...Hebron, Maine, USA GARY FREEMAN Freeman Resources, LLC, 48 Lovejoy Road, South Paris, Maine, USA Keywords:... montebrasite, Plumbago North, Maine. INTRODUCTION A new spodumene-bearing pegmatite was recently exposed...exposed on the north side of Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine. The pegmatite is spodumenerich and |  | | Journal (issue) | | MINE ."Iii[! iil"J www.tandfonline.com/vram Pegmatite Minerals & Gems WILENS EXQUISITE MINERALI ...Robert B. Cook Auburn University, Al Carl A. Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico...I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk) |
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