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Opal-AN from
Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Opal var: Opal-AN
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatiteā“˜2 photos of Opal-AN associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Albiteā“˜1 photo of Opal-AN associated with Albite at this locality.
Quartzā“˜1 photo of Opal-AN associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal-AN data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230619
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230619:3
GUID (UUID V4):702ada23-10bf-4df2-b16a-c6b6dfbc0ae7
Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN
3.2km (2.0 miles) ā“˜Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ā“˜Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ā“˜Heikkinen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ā“˜Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ā“˜Songo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ā“˜Heath Quarry, Casco, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ā“˜Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ā“˜Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ā“˜Crooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ā“˜Black Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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