Red Hill quarries, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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Red Hill quarries | Group of Quarries |
Rumford | - not defined - |
Oxford County | County |
Maine | State |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 35' 7'' North , 70° 38' 47'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Locality type:
Group of Quarries
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Composed of three widely separated phosphate-bearing quarries. Oxford pegmatite field.
The first Rose Quartz crystals known in the world were found at Mount Mica Quarry about 1913-1915. The second locality for genuine rose quartz crystals in the world, the Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, produced it's first crystals in 1927. A third world locality was discovered in 1942, at the Rose Quartz Crystal locality, by George Crooker. Rose Quartz crystals were found at the Nevel Quarry, Newry and in the Red Hill Quarry Group, Rumford, Maine in 1949. Rose Quartz crystals were not known in Brazil until 1958.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Beraunite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O Reference: King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol.1, p.264. |
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Childrenite Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O Description: Iron-rich childrenite zones with eosphorite were found in one chemical and optical study. Reference: Hurlbut, C, 1950, AM, v. 35, p. 793-805; King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1. |
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Reference: Van King |
ⓘ Diadochite Formula: Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O Reference: Van King specimen |
ⓘ Eosphorite Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Reference: King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1. |
ⓘ 'Gummite' Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Heterosite Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 Description: Parent triphylite from the West Pegmatite of Red Hill has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.23 (Moore, 2000). Reference: Moore, P. B., 2000, Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities, in V. T. King (editor), Mineralogy of Maine. Mining History, Gems, and Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, p. 333-336. |
ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) Formula: {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O Reference: King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol.1, p.264. |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Damourite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, V.1. |
ⓘ Phosphophyllite Formula: Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O Reference: King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol.1, p.264. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: No reference listed |
✪ Quartz var: Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Rose Quartz crystals to 0.7 cm in microcline cavities. Reference: King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1. |
ⓘ Quartz var: Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 Reference: King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol.1, p.264. |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Strunzite Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O Reference: King & Foord, 1994. Mineralogy of Maine, Vol.1, p.264.; King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1. |
ⓘ Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O Description: Typographical error for strunzite. Reference: King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, v. 1. |
ⓘ Triphylite Formula: LiFe2+PO4 Description: Triphylite from the West Pegmatite of Red Hill has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.23 (Moore, 2000). Reference: Moore, P. B., 2000, Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities, in V. T. King (editor), Mineralogy of Maine. Mining History, Gems, and Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, p. 333-336. |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Uranophane ? Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O Reference: No reference listed |
ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O Reference: No reference listed |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var: Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var: Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Beraunite | 8.DC.27 | Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Childrenite | 8.DD.20 | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Diadochite | 8.DB.05 | Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Eosphorite | 8.DD.20 | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ | Heterosite | 8.AB.10 | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
ⓘ | Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | 8.DH.15 | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Phosphophyllite | 8.CA.40 | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Rockbridgeite | 8.BC.10 | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 |
ⓘ | Strunzite | 8.DC.25 | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Struvite ? | 8.CH.40 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Triphylite | 8.AB.10 | LiFe2+PO4 |
ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Damourite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Uranophane ? | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Gummite' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 5 - OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM | |||
AXO2·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Uraninite | 5.1.1.1 | UO2 |
Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | |||
AB2O6 | |||
ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 8.3.2.2 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 14.1.1.3 | FeCO3 |
Group 38 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES | |||
ABXO4 | |||
ⓘ | Triphylite | 38.1.1.1 | LiFe2+PO4 |
AXO4 | |||
ⓘ | Heterosite | 38.4.1.1 | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | |||
AB(XO4)·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Struvite ? | 40.1.1.1 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
AB2(XO4)2·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Phosphophyllite | 40.2.7.1 | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
A3(XO4)2·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Vivianite | 40.3.6.1 | Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
A5(XO4)3Zq | |||
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 41.8.1.1 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
(AB)5(XO4)3Zq | |||
ⓘ | Rockbridgeite | 41.9.2.1 | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 |
Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
(AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Childrenite | 42.7.1.1 | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Eosphorite | 42.7.1.2 | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
(AB)3(XO4)2Zq·xH2O | |||
ⓘ | Beraunite | 42.11.16.1 | Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | 42.11.2.2 | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Strunzite | 42.11.9.1 | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
Group 43 - COMPOUND PHOSPHATES, ETC. | |||
Hydrated Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
ⓘ | Diadochite | 43.5.2.1 | Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
Group 53 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and Other Anions or Complex Cations | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups and Other Anions of Complex Cations with (UO2) | |||
ⓘ | Uranophane ? | 53.3.1.2 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
Six-Membered Rings with [Si6O18] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 61.1.1.1 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 76.1.3.1 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 76.1.1.5 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Gummite' | - | |
ⓘ | Muscovite var: Damourite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Quartz var: Rose Quartz | - | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var: Smoky Quartz | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Damourite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
H | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
H | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz (var: Rose Quartz) | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
O | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz) | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Damourite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
O | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
O | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Damourite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz (var: Rose Quartz) | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz) | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Damourite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
P | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
P | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
P | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O |
P | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
P | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
P | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
P | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
P | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
P | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Damourite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Mn | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
Mn | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
Mn | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
Fe | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O |
References
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Red Hill quarries, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA