| Locality type: | Mountain |
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| Species: | 'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
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| Fluorapatite | 3 photos of Biotite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ3 photos of Biotite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Sillimanite | ⓘ3 photos of Biotite associated with Sillimanite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Biotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sabbatus Mountain, Wales Township, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 854833 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:854833:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9ef7ccac-6345-476f-aea1-f82a2ec7cab7 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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| 12.3km (7.6 miles) | ⓘCity quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘAlfred Plourde Parkway Quarry, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | ⓘDennis Hill locality (Litchfield sodalite locality), Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 18.1km (11.3 miles) | ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘPhillips Quarry, Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 18.4km (11.4 miles) | ⓘTurner Quarries, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 18.9km (11.8 miles) | ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 19.0km (11.8 miles) | ⓘWade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an area designated as...subordinate intrusions of heterogeneous, two-mica and biotite granites, pegmatitic leucogranites and granitic...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010;...Introduction The granitic pegmatites of southern Maine represent one of several major pegmatite regions |
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