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Albite from
B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3 photos of Albite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Almandine2 photos of Albite associated with Almandine at this locality.
Cassiterite2 photos of Albite associated with Cassiterite at this locality.
Muscovite1 photo of Albite associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Spodumene1 photo of Albite associated with Spodumene at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34225
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34225:2
GUID (UUID V4):8082bdb9-04a9-4dfd-8bfe-d2176e66946f
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
1.2km (0.8 miles) Nubble Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Waisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Morgan Quarry (Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Outback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) Hayes Ledge Quarries (East and West), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Heikkinen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) Ski Pike Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN 36 Winter Street, Norway, Maine 04268 (continued from... is a rather rare mineral in the pegmatites of Maine. Always a secondary mineral, it has been noted as...as crystals on quartz crystals at the Bennett Quarry at Buckfield. Yellow, scalenohedral calcite crystals...pegma­ tite with the wall rock at the Tamminen Quarry in Greenwood. C A S S I T E R I T E , tin oxide...in Maine, chiefly in the lithium replacement zones. It is often associated with spodumene, albite, lepidolite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE By D A V I D M. S E A M A N 36 Winter St., Norway, Maine 0 4 2 6 8 INTRODUCTION...of minerals have been found in the pegmatites of Maine since the discovery of Mt. Mica near Paris H i l...eosphorites, beautifully crystallized in small vugs in albite or altered phosphates. Loellingite is often noted...have been found em­ bedded in the platy variety of albite, cleavelandite. Microscopic zircon crystals of...tourmaline find at the Dunton Gem Mine at Newry, Maine of watermelon and green, elbaite tourmaline, has
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE B y D A V I D M. SEAMAN 36 Winter St., Norway, Maine 04268 (Continued from...frequently in the gem pockets in the pegmatites of Maine, formed by the weathering or hydrothermal alteration...reddingite as octahedral-like crystals at the Berry Quarry in Poland; also as one of the rare secondary phosphates...Bennett Quarry at Buckfield, the Dun­ ton Gem Mine at Newry, and at Black Mt. at Rumford in Maine. Its crystals...and aluminum phosphate, is a very rare mineral in Maine, but has been noted at the Dunton Gem Mine, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with other very late formed euhedral crystals of albite, lepidolite, colored tourmaline, beryl, apatite...inter-grown with c/eavelandite Irom the Walden Quarry, Poriland, Conn"ecticut. ROCKS AND MINERALS 595...accessory mineral. At the Lord's Hill, Stoneham, Maine locality; autunite occurs as excellent haloes surrounding...crystals in vugs in cleavelandite. At the Ruggles Quarry, Grafton Center, New Hampshire autunite is closely...spodumene at the B.B. no. 7 Quarry, Norway, Maine; also at Newry and Auburn, Maine; the Chandler Mine
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...reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical
Report (issue)
extraLapis English No. 3: Tourmaline Publisher Lapis International, LLC; East Hampton, CT Concept &...CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225 www.lapisint.com ISBN 0-971 5371-2-7 Printed in...Pakistan's world famous Gilgit area. The schorl is 4. 7 cm high. Photo Jeff Scovil; private collection Cover:...Licensed edition in the English language of extraLapis No. 6 Turmalin with permission of Christian Weise Verlag...Brazil by Eberhard Equit, 1993 extraLapis English No. 3 Tourmaline A Gemstone Spectrum Contributions by
Book (volume)
the icefree fringes of Greenland; in fact, there is no state or province which does not boast at least one...fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the... ~ a 7 “a V a ex, iaati fA | ea. aoe ah ; _ = : >: a _ . - — ! _ = x , ~ 7 a i7 |...59-13853 ISBN 0-442-07613-4 All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon...information is published separately in Volume II. Virtually no repetition of information takes place inasmuch as
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...of important 6. Black light for your minerals 7. Judging quality and value 8. Collectors and ...entertaining exercise search, and the thrill of discovery. No purchased stone can ever bring the pleasure that...offers something for him. Unlike flowers, rocks have no season. So far, there are few restrictions on collecting...on the gem resources of our land. "Do you, Mr. Maine," he continued, "know that some of the finest tourmalines
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...copyright 1951, 1958, All rights reserved. may No part of this book be reproduced in any form,...States of America Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 78-81943 67 89 10 6 Contents It's 1 2 How...materials 32 materials in their full natural color 58 7 Black light for your minerals 59 8 Judging quality...excitement of the search, and the thrill of discovery. No purchased stone can ever bring the pleasure that
 
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