Zircon from Maine, USA

Zircon

Coombs Quarries, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA

Zircon

Perry Petalite prospect, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA

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Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA

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Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

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Coombs Quarries, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA

Zircon

Perry Petalite prospect, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Zircon

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Zircon

Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA

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Coombs Quarries, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA

Zircon

Perry Petalite prospect, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Zircon

Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA

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Berry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


USA
Maine Androscoggin County Auburn East Mount Apatite Mining District ⓘ Greenlaw Quarry
ⓘ Maine Feldspar Quarry	Bastin, E.S. (1911) Geology of the pegmatites and associated rocks of Maine. United States Geological Survey Bulletin Bulletin 445.
ⓘ Turner Quarries	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
West Mount Apatite Mining District ⓘ Groves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry)
ⓘ Keith Quarry (Towne Quarry)
ⓘ Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension	Rocks and Minerals, (1997) 72:44-48
Lewiston ⓘ City quarry	Fisher, L.W. (1936) Minerals in Bates Limestone, Lewiston, Maine. American Mineralogist, 21(5), 321-326.
Poland ⓘ Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry)	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
Aroostook County Pennington Mountain ⓘ REE-Nb-Zr occurrence	Chunzeng Wang, John F. Slack, Anjana K. Shah, Martin G. Yates, David R. Lentz, Amber T.H. Whittaker, Robert G. Marvinney A RECENTLY DISCOVERED TRACHYTE-HOSTED RARE EARTH ELEMENT-NIOBIUM-ZIRCONIUM OCCURRENCE IN NORTHERN MAINE, USA. Economic Geology 2022 doi: https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4993
Cumberland County Baldwin West Baldwin ⓘ Estes Quarry	Thompson, Woodrow B., Bearss, Gene T., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Nizamoff, Jams W. (2000) The Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Mineral Locality. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (6) 408-418 doi:10.1080/00357520009605667 Rocks and Minerals (1999) 74:188,189
Pownal ⓘ Pownal Granite quarry
ⓘ Tryon Mountain Quarries	Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1991, Maine Mineral Localities, 2nd edition, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta.
Hancock County Blue Hill - Castine Mining District Blue Hill ⓘ Douglass Copper Mine	Anderson, 1991. Maine Mineral Localities, 2nd ed.
ⓘ Stewart Mine	Emmons, William H. (1910) Some ore deposits in Maine and the Milan mine, New Hampshire. Bulletin Vol. 432. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b432
Franklin ⓘ T. M. Blaisdell Granite Quarry	Dale, 1923 The Commercial Granites of New England (USGS Bull. 738)
ⓘ Mount Desert Township	Wiebe et al., Journal of Petrology 38:393-423
Stonington ⓘ Crotch Island	O'Brian, William Desmond (2017) Formation of Rapakivi Feldspars in the deer Isle Granite Complex, Coastal, Maine: In Situ Lead Isotope and Trace Element Analysis, pp 101.
Kennebec County Litchfield ⓘ Dennis Hill albitite	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Dennis Hill locality (Litchfield sodalite locality)	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
West Gardiner ⓘ Spears Corner Locality	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
Knox County Saint George Clark Island ⓘ Clark Granite Quarry	Morrill & Hinckley, 1959. Maine Mines & Minerals, Vol. 2
Union ⓘ Harriman prospect	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey Rainville, G. D. and Park, W. C. (1976) Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Deposits, Knox County, Southeastern Maine in Lyons, P. C. and Brownlow, A. H. (editors) Studies in New England Geology, Memoir 146, Geological Society of America, p. 319-347.
Warren ⓘ Starrett Quarries	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
Lincoln County ⓘ Lincoln sill	(n.d.)
Oxford County Albany ⓘ Bumpus Quarry	King, V. T., 2009, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
ⓘ Charles Pingree Ledge Quarry	King, V. (ed), 2009, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
ⓘ Fleck Prospect	King, V. (ed), 2009, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
ⓘ Guy Johnson Quarry	King, V. (ed), 2009, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
ⓘ Songo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry)	King, V., 2008, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
ⓘ Stearns Quarry	King, V. (ed), 2009, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
ⓘ Wardwell Quarry (Pechnic Quarry)	King, V. T., 2008, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
Buckfield ⓘ Bennett Quarry	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
Gilead ⓘ Wheeler Quarries	King, V., 2008, Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds.
Greenwood ⓘ Heikkinen Quarry	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Morgan Quarry (Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry)	Maine Pegmatite Workshop 2004
ⓘ Noyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry)	Bastin, Edson Sunderland (1911) Geology of the pegmatites and associated rocks of Maine, including feldspar, quartz, mica, and gem deposits. USGS Bulletin 445.
ⓘ Nubble Quarry	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Tamminen Quarry	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
Uncle Tom Mountain ⓘ Emmons Quarry	Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Dallaire, Donald A., Nizamoff, James W., Sprague, Raymond A. (2019) The Emmons Pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (6) 498-519 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641021 Mineral News (1995) 11:2 pp1,2,5 Mineral News (1994) 10:12 pp1,2
ⓘ Waisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry)	P Cristofono collection
ⓘ Witt Hill Chrysoberyl locality	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey Rocks & Min.: 62:404-405.
Hartford ⓘ Ragged Ass Jack Mountain locality (Ragged Jack Mountain locality)	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
Hebron Mount Rubellite ⓘ Mount Rubellite Quarries	King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Newry ⓘ Bell pit	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey. King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Crooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey. King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Dunton Gem Quarry	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey. King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey. Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255 Cameron, Eugene N.
ⓘ Nevel Quarry (Twin tunnels; United Feldspar Quarry)	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey. King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Plumbago North pegmatite	Gary Freeman
ⓘ Rose Quartz crystal locality (Pegmatite 24)	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Scotty Quarry	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey. King, V, 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, Mineral News, v. 22 (6), p. 1-3.
Norway ⓘ Cobble Hill	USGS Bull 445
Paris ⓘ Hooper Ledge prospect	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey. King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Mount Marie Quarries
ⓘ Mount Mica Quarry	Myles M. Felch, William B. Simmons, Alexander U. Falster, and Karen L. Webber (2016) A large scale boundary layer texture in the Mt. Mica pegmatite, Paris, Oxford County, Maine. in Second Eugene E. Foord Pegmatite Symposium July 15-19, 2016 Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, Colorado King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Ryerson Hill Quarries
ⓘ Whispering Pines Quarry	Harold Moritz Collection
Peru ⓘ Perry Petalite prospect	Dionne, Dick & Birtic, Cal & Jacobson, Mark. (2014) The Perry petalite prospect of Peru, Maine.. Mineral News. 30. 6,8,9,11,13.
Roxbury ⓘ Frye	King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Rumford ⓘ Black Mountain Quarry	Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255 Cameron, Eugene N.
ⓘ Lookout Quarry	Tim Blake, Lookout Mine Owner
Stoneham ⓘ Cole Quarry	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Lord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine)	Bastin, Edson Sunderland (1911) Geology of the pegmatites and associated rocks of Maine, including feldspar, quartz, mica, and gem deposits. USGS Bulletin 445.
ⓘ Verrill locality	King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
West Paris ⓘ A.C. Perham Quarry	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Cobble Hill locality
ⓘ Cobble Hill Quarry (George Howe prospect)
Woodstock ⓘ Bryant Pond Granite quarry
Piscataquis County Katahdin Iron Works ⓘ Katahdin Iron Works Mine	Houston, Robert S., 1956, Genetic Study of Some Pyrrhotite Deposits of Maine and New Brunswick, Department of Development of Industry and Commerce, Augusta, Maine, pp. 117 + 6 plates.
Sagadahoc County Bowdoin ⓘ Coombs Quarries	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
Georgetown ⓘ Consolidated Feldspar Quarries	Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1991, Maine Mineral Localities, 2nd edition, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta.
Topsham ⓘ Consolidated #2 Quarry (Purington Quarry)	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Fisher Quarry	[var. Cyrtolite] Cliff Trebilcock
ⓘ Havey #1 & #2 Quarries	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Lost Quarry	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Russell Brothers Quarry	Cliff Trebilcock CollectionMindat
ⓘ Square Pit (Consolidated #4 Quarry)	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Staples Quarry	King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey. King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
ⓘ Swamp #2 quarry	Thompson, Woodrow B., Joyner, Ronald L., Woodman, Raymond G., King, Vandall T. (1998) Bulletin (41), A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities (3rd ed.) Maine Geological Survey
ⓘ Swamp No. 1 Quarry	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
Waldo County Frankfort ⓘ Mosquito Mountain Granite Quarry	gsa.confex.com (2003) http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2001NE/finalprogram/abstract_2662.htm
Washington County ⓘ Calais	Morrill & Hinckley, 1959. Maine Mines & Minerals, Vol. 2
Marshfield ⓘ Marshfield Granite Quarry (Machias Granite Company)	Morrill & Hinckley, 1959. Maine Mines & Minerals, Vol. 2
York County ⓘ Wells	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
York ⓘ Mount Agamenticus	King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.

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