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Andalusite from
Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421653:7
GUID (UUID V4):6e717f75-8385-40ed-816e-638f46175a91
References
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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...24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently...Photo by John B. Poisson. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
Report (volume)
CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR THE GEAOTTES OF MAINE BY T. NELSON DALE WITH AN INTKObUCTTOtf BY GEORGE...GEORGE OTIS SMITH PREPARED IN COOPERATION WITH THE MAINE STATE SURVEY COMMISSION WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT ... CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION THE OCCUKHENCE OK GRANITE IN MAINE, BY GEORGE OTIS SMITH. Page. Geographic distribution............................ 12 THE GRANITES OF MAINE, BY T. NELSON DALE. Introduction..................classification ................................... Maine granites.......................................
Report (volume)
SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 432 SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN MAINE AND THE MILAN MINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE BY WILLIAM............................................... Vinalhaven rhyolite................................................................. 30 Mines of Hancock County.............................................. 30.......................... 42 Mines of Washington County............................................ 43.... 20 30 42 FIGURE 1. Outline map of southern Maine................................... 7 2. Stringer
Report (issue)
Silurian stratigraphy of northeastern Aroostook County, Maine 1 . David C. Roy and Ely Mencher Discussion:...Silurian stratigraphy of northeastern Aroostook County, Maine... Louis Pavlides Lower Devonian Seboomook Formation...Formation and Matagamon Sandstone, northern Maine: A flysch basin-margin delta complex.Bradford A. Hall...central Maine . Allan Ludman Pre-Silurian stratigraphic succession in central western Maine . Eugene... Boone Stratigraphy of the Belfast quadrangle, Maine .Charles E. Bickel Geochronologic contributions
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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...photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
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___ Groton____________________________ Oriinge County __________________________ Topsham___________________________..._ Randolph ___________________________ Orleans County- _______________________ Derby Barton _ _________...granite and finished product Continued. Washington County _____________________ 121 Barre and Williamstown________________...______ Windham County ___. .________ ± ________ Dummerston___ ____ ____________ Windsor County __._.____________________...granite and finished product___'.___ 164 Carroll County ___________ ______________ 164 Con way ______
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Geology of Maine. Conte11ts Preface vii Geology of Maine 7 Coastal Maine 25 Interstate 95 (Maine-furnpike)...tli S / Down East Maine: Bangor ;:incl Elli;worll1 to ( ,.i l:tic.; 1/S Maine 3, Maine 102, ancl rh(.;... Bangor (,a ln,s JOI Central Maine 707 M aine 5: Saco-Bethel / 14 Maine 26: Pegmatite Alley, Portland...ton / 49 Maine 7: Belfast-Dover-Foxcrofl I 57 Maine 15: Bangor-Abhot Village.: / 6 / Maine 11: Milo-Millinocket...ountains of Maine 17 3 U.S. 2: Skowhegan-Bcthc: I 179 M aine 4 : Farmington-Rangcley / 91 Maine 27: Farmington-C~oburn
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PL. 1 GENERALIZED GEOLOGIC MAP OF SOUTHEASTERN MAINE Based largely on works of G. 0. Smith, E. S. Bastin...A GENESIS OF SOME ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN MAINE BY CHING-YTJAN LI CONTENTS Page Abstract.......CHING-YUAN' LI----ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN MAINE Country rocks...................... Petrography...page Generalized geologic map of southeastern Maine...................................................deposits and the granite intrusive of southeastern Maine. The deposits are ores of copper, zinc, lead, and
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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
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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:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
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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
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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
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commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where...granite which was pushed up from great depths. Maine), New California The gem Jersey, show pegmatites...will help you prospect and explore any state and county. etc., for mineral deposits in Finding Suitable
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cordierite, garnet, tourmaline or aluminosilicates (andalusite or sillimanite), belong to the S-type granites...particular case in peraluminous granites is magmatic andalusite whose stability domain is narrow, its pressure...Solidus γ 800 P (MPa) Kyanite Sillimanite 400 Andalusite 600 T (°C) 900 Figure 6.13 Aluminium silicate...line) indicating that the presence of magmatic andalusite (hatched) corresponds to low-pressure (<300 MPa)...L2 line which has a steep plunge to the north; andalusite is affected by D2 (stretched, displaying pressure
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.________________________...the illustrations. AREA SUMMARIES PENOBSCOT BAY, MAINE SETTING Geology. Lower and middle Paleozoic metasedimentary...approximately 150 feet (46 m (meters)) northwest of Vinalhaven Island. Southwest of the island, however, in...FIGURE 2. Bathymetry (in feet) of Penobseot Bay, Maine (from Osterieher, 1965). a COARSE SAND MEDIUM
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Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi...listed by county and community, range and distance. Whenever the collector crosses a county line, he will...of the county he is entering posted alongside the highway. By looking up the state and county, the user...guide can determine the collecting sites in that county by range and distance from the major cities and...information to reach a specific spot within a particular county. Many old localities listed here have, literally
Report (volume)
(UK) Jim Griffiths (UK) John Howe (UK) Rick Law (USA) Phil Leat (UK) Nick Robins (UK) Randell Stephenson...Stephenson (UK) Society Books Advisors Mike Brown (USA) Eric Buffetaut (France) Jonathan Craig (Italy) Reto...Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA: the item-fee code for this publication is 0305-8719/11/$15...AIDC, 82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA Orders: Tel. þ1 800-972-9892 Fax þ1 802-864-7626...AAPG Bookstore, PO Box 979, Tulsa, OK 74101-0979, USA Orders: Tel. þ1 918-584-2555 Fax þ1 918-560-2652
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October 1936. Ky., February 1930. La., March 1931. Maine, September 1935. Md., April 1929. Mass., April... 5 in., inch or inches. Circ., Circular. Co., County or Company. Indus., Industrial. Inst., Institute...Pre-Cambrian : Central southern Virginia (Mecklenburg County). F. B. Laney, 1917 (Va. Geol. Surv. Bull. 14,...Pleistocene : Southern South Carolina (Charleston County). E. Sloan, 190 (S. C. Geol. Surv. geognostic map...West Virginia, southwestern Virginia (Tazewell County), and eastern Tennessee ( ?). D. B. Reger, 1926
Report (volume)
10,11, 12, pp. 1-94. Davenport, Iowa. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 1, nos...features of Maryland; vol. 6; Calvert County; St. Mary's County; State Map. Baltimore, Md. Mazama, vol...gigantea bird remains from the upper Eocene of Choctaw County, Alabama, originally described as the pelvic girdle...Diatomaceous deposits of northern Santa Barbara County, Cal. See Arnold and Anderson, no. 65. Geology...of the Santa Maria oil district, Santa Barbara County, Cal. See Arnold and Anderson, no. 67. Metamorphism
Report (volume)
vol. 12, pp. 223-240. Davenport, Iowa. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 5, nos...Washington, D. C. West Virginia Geological Survey: County Reports, Pleasants, Wood, and Ritchie Counties;...444, p. 13. Two areas of oil prospecting in Lyon County, western Nevada. U. S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 381...figs., 1910. Arey, Melvin F. 30. Geology of Butler County. Iowa Geol. Survey, vol. 20, pp. 1-59, 2 pis.,...figs., 1 geol. map, 1910. 31. Geology of Grundy County. Iowa Geol. Survey, vol. 20, pp. 61-95, 3 pis.
Book (edition)
One Liberty Plaza, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10006, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207,...Common Metamorphic Minerals 14.2 Garnet 14.3 Andalusite 14.4 Sillimanite 14.5 Kyanite 14.6 Staurolite...and IX coordination may also occur. The mineral andalusite, Al2SiO5, has Al3+ in octahedral coordination...Stishovite Tetragonal – P42/m 21/n 2/m 4.29 1.81 Andalusite Orthorhombic – P21/n 21/n 2/m 3.15 1.63 Sillimanite...metamorphic rocks with Al-rich bulk compositions. Andalusite commonly occurs in contact-metamorphosed assemblages;
Report (volume)
NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY. [BULL. 127. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland (including District of Columbia). Massachusetts... Transactions, 1887-1889. Utica, N. Y. Orleans County Society of Natural History, Transactions and Archives... 270-273,1882. The pyrites deposits of Louisa County, Va. Am. lust. Mining Eng., Trans., vol. 12, pp...Akerly, Samuel. A geological account of Dutchess County in New York. Discussed by Foster, Hall, Hough...[Observations on a set of bowlders in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.] Am. Mineralogical Jour. (Bruce)
Report (issue)
Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA, phone (978) 750-8400, http://www.copyright.com...index. ISBN 0-8137-2331-0 1. Geology, Structural--Maine--Norumbega Fault Zone. 2. Geology, Structural--Appalachian...within the Norumbega fault system in south-central Maine. The thin section is cut parallel to the stretching...Norumbega fault system inte, Casco: Bay are: Coastal Maine xc ie 8 fogs bate Oe eS SL Mark T. Swanson | 2...microstructures along the central Norumbega fault zone, Maine .......... 0060 ccc Mary S. Hubbard and Hui Wang
Report (issue)
1965. 1966. 1967. 1968. Numerous Federal, State, county, and local agencies and other organizations and...cooperators________-____________________ State, county, and local cooperators_____________ Other cooperators...within the hydraulic pit near North Columbia, Nevada County (locality .7, index map), enabled a prediction...through Battle Rock in McElmo Canyon, Montezuma County, (locality ./, index map) was reported by K. A...Conglomerate In the Castle Eock area of Douglas County (loc. 3} , gold in modern stream alluvium is derived
Report (issue)
Place, P.O. Box 9140 Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140 USA 2010 © 2010 The Royal Society of Edinburgh COPYRIGHT:... Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140, USA. www.geosociety.org Printed in USA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication...are not migmatised and contain the assemblage andalusite–biotite–cordierite–quartz–ilmenite/magnetite...(0·01–0·2 mm) quartz, biotite and ilmenite/magnetite. Andalusite porphyroblasts are generally stubby to elongate...bedding plane (indicating a compositional control). Andalusite contains graphite and small (0·05–0·1 mm) muscovite
 
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