| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Muscovite var: Schernikite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Specimen collected by Merle Brown in the 1940s, not tested but all properties identical to type material from the Gillette Quarry, Haddam, Conn. |
| Habit: | parallel growth of fibrous, rhombic cross-section, tessellated crystals |
| Colour: | pink |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Schernikite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 791408 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:791408:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2ec86871-8f74-4135-a89b-b751b451ef37 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Schernikite |
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| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 30.8km (19.1 miles) | ⓘFisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA |
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Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA