 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | columbite-group minerals and cassiterite from the Black Mountain pegmatite, Maine MICHAEL A. WISE* and CATHLEEN...Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560, USA *Corresponding author, e-mail: wisem@si.edu Abstract:...images of Nb-,Ta-,Sn-oxide minerals from the Black Mountain pegmatite has revealed the presence of discrete...discrete crystals, as well as cassiterite-hosted micrograins of columbite-group minerals (CGM). Micrograins...exceeds 1.0 oxide wt%. The chemistry of the host cassiterite is relatively homogeneous and pure; the total |  | | Report (edition) | | BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN 36 Winter Street, Norway, Maine 04268 (continued from... is a rather rare mineral in the pegmatites of Maine. Always a secondary mineral, it has been noted as...as crystals on quartz crystals at the Bennett Quarry at Buckfield. Yellow, scalenohedral calcite crystals...pegma tite with the wall rock at the Tamminen Quarry in Greenwood. C A S S I T E R I T E , tin oxide...noted in small amounts in a number of pegmatites in Maine, chiefly in the lithium replacement zones. It is |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Maine Articles Published in Rocks and Minerals AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DANIEL BEHNKE 2981 Landwehr...Gentleman of Oxford County. Rocks and Minerals 35:28-29. A tribute to "the dean of Maine minerals," Charles...of Buckfield, Maine. Bailey, E . M. 1929. A catalog of minerals found at Rumford, Maine. Rocks and Minerals...in the Rumford area. No descriptions are provided. Barker, D. S. 1955. The Union Limestone quarry, Union...Union, Maine. Rocks and Minerals 30:365-66. Short description of its geology and mineralogy. Sketch map |  | | Book (volume) | | Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GRANITIC PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL TRENDS IN F-POOR AND F-RICH...FRANCIS Mineralogical Museum, Harvard University, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A....field and the Central Maine Synclinorium of the Oxford pegmatite field, in Maine, are intruded by numerous...(Nb,Ta)-bearing phases. Generally, the CGM from Maine are hosted by pegmatites characterized by a LCT...observed between the CGM from the Brunswick and Oxford pegmatite fields. Columbite-group minerals from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AND CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN GRANITIC PEGMATITE, MAINE CATHLEEN D. BROWN§ AND MICHAEL...crystallization history of the Black Mountain granitic pegmatite, near Rumford, western Maine, is evaluated using...zonation, Black Mountain, Maine, tourmaline, spodumene, lepidolite, columbite, cassiterite. SOMMAIRE...pegmatite granitique de Black Mountain, près de Rumford, dans l’ouest du Maine, fait l’objet d’une évaluation...pegmatite granitique, zonation interne, Black Mountain, Maine, tourmaline, spodumène, lépidolite, columbite |  | Brownfield, Michael E., Foord, Eugene E., Sutley, Stephen J., Botinelly, Theodore (1993) Kosnarite, KZr2(PO4)3 a new mineral from Mount Mica and Black Mountain, Oxford County, Maine. American Mineralogist, 78 (5-6) 653-656 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | new mineral from Mount Mica and Black Mountain, Oxford County, Maine Mrcnlnr- E. BnowNprnr,o M.S. 972...at Paris, and from the Black Mountain pegmatite, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine. Kosnarite from Mount Mica...O ' , r r F o o r ) r r rfor o m .Kosnarite Black Mountain is almost pure KZrr(POo), with only trace amounts...analogueofgainesite. The name is for Richard A. Kosnar of Black Hawk, Colorado. INrnooucrroN In 1991,Vandall T...pegmatite in 1989 by Gene T. Bearssof Sanford, Maine. At about the same time, King sent to E.E.F. a micromount |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill...mill burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the world's...world's largest morganite at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, in the late 1980s convinced the regional collectors |  | | Book (volume) | | 0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Robert...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains and west of the old St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway on the south flank of the...line on the west to the coastal plain in Lawrence County on the east. The most valuable deposits are concentrated...District, in the south eastern part of Marion County, extends for several miles along Rush Creek. The...in 1857, erected a smeltery at Calamine, Sharp County, for the reduction of zinc carbonate ores. This...of zinc minerals. The Rush Creek mines of Marion County and throughout Law rence and Sharp Counties are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | California; in the Petaca district of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; from the Harney Peak region of South...Reagan mining district, Kern range, White Pine County, Nevada. SULFUR, S, occurs very rarely in pegmatites...pegmatites. At Lewiston. Yarmouth, and Madrid, Maine. Also at Portland and Haddam Neck, Connecticut,...sulfide, has been found in the Ben Nevis ville, Union County, Georgia. It has been mine on San Augustin Peak...tains, New Mexico, with argentite in a Randolph County, Alabama; and from a sulfide zone near the center |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sehist 15-20 feet (not repl aced by eleayelanditel Quarry Exeavation 523 dosed them, indicating that the...noted in the fine-grained lepidolite at Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine; in cleavelandite with watermelon colored...colored tourmaline at Newry, Maine; and with deeply colored watermelon tourmalines at the Brack Prospect...rubellite tourmaline crystal sections from the Walden Quarry, POrlland, Connecticut. ROCKS AND MINERALS 525...is noted as microscopic, euhedral, dark brown to black, highly modified octa:hedral crystals. They too |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE By D A V I D M. S E A M A N 36 Winter St., Norway, Maine 0 4 2 6 8 INTRODUCTION...of minerals have been found in the pegmatites of Maine since the discovery of Mt. Mica near Paris H i l...amblygonite crystals over a foot in size, large black (schorl) tourmaline crystals to four inches in diameter...pink, rubellite variety of elbaite tourmaline. Cassiterite crystals while rare, have been found em bedded...tourmaline find at the Dunton Gem Mine at Newry, Maine of watermelon and green, elbaite tourmaline, has |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...] 328 Famous mineral localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77...vol. 8, no. 6, p. 475.]* The best of San Diego County (by W. Larson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 507-515 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | -THE COLLECTOR'S— CORNER Pegmatites from Black Mountain, Maine by BRUCE W. B U C K L E Y 32 Bennett Road...Massachusetts 01945 Black Mountain is located in Oxford County, NW of Rumford, Maine (map #1). Over the...has been extensive commercial operation at Black Mountain for mica, feldspar, spod umene, and other...with tailings that spill down the NW face of the mountain (map # 2 ) . The road is often impassable for...half mile. The pegmatite body cuts across the mountain near the summit for over 2,400 meters, striking |  | | Report (volume) | | GEOLOGY OF THE PEGMATITES AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS OF MAINE INCLUDING FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, MICA, AND GEM DEPOSITS................................... Origin of the Maine pegmatites........................................Larsen............................. Application to Maine pegmatites............................... Eutectics.............................. 1.... Androscoggin County.................................................................................... Maine Feldspar Company quarry and mill................... Turner feldspar |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA With 4 Figures Received October 19, 1993; accepted...Paris, Maine Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Maine Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Maine Bennett quarry, Buckfield...Buckfield, Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine...Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine Berry-Havey quarry, Auburn, Maine Greenlaw quarry, Auburn, Maine Chandler...Hampshire White Rocks, Middletown, Connecticut Tin Mountain, Custer, South Dakota Shoshoni, Fremont Co., Wyoming |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...the pegmatites of the New England region. From Maine, King and Foord (1994, p. 246) note that “Muscovite...2.8 cm high, from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of...Santo Niño mine, Patagonia district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Barbara Muntyan specimen, Jeff Scovil |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | to four inches in diameter occur in the Palermo quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire and to an inch in...Custer, South Dakota with quartz, albite, muscovite, black tourmaline and triphylite. DICKINSO^ITE, a complex...Branchville and Portland, Connecticut; and at Poland, Maine in lithium pegmatite. F1LLOWITE, with the same composition...dickinsonite occurs sparingly at Branchville, Fairfield county, Connecticut. FAIRFIELDITE, a hydrous phosphate...Fairfield county, Connecticut from which it was named; and also from Poland and Buckfield, Maine; and from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | caesium mineralization); followed by columbite; then black, green, or blue tourmaline; montebrasite; rubellite...inter-grown with c/eavelandite Irom the Walden Quarry, Poriland, Conn"ecticut. ROCKS AND MINERALS 595...accessory mineral. At the Lord's Hill, Stoneham, Maine locality; autunite occurs as excellent haloes surrounding...crystals in vugs in cleavelandite. At the Ruggles Quarry, Grafton Center, New Hampshire autunite is closely... autunite, uranophane, common beryl, cleavelandite, black tourmaline, and quartz; and also in the lithium |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cm long), Beebe Hall, McCain Valley, San Diego County, California. Cal and Kerith Graeber specimen; Jeffrey...pegmatites that contain iron-rich minerals, such as black tourmaline, biotite, pyrite, magnetite, triplite...Aquamarine (6.7 cm long), Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen; Jeffrey Scovil...Figure 5. Aquamarine (8.8 cm long), Black Panther mine, Riverside County, California. Bill Larsen specimen;...8 cm long), Blue Lady mine, Aquanga, San Diego County, California. Bill Larsen specimen; Jeffrey Scovil |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Parker a rusty streak it may be the intermediary Mountain, Center Strafford, New Hamp- alteration species...exciting. Mr. and Mrs. Jack dal group of nearly black crystals of Dyer of Boston, Mrs. Bjareby and I had...to remain an undescribed enigmatic and had our quarry tools along. Since problem to mineral collectors...way home we soon parked under the collector in Maine now living in Dover, big old pine at the entrance...body I was looking for was had found at Newry, Maine. Since we completely hidden. Fortunately there was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | July, 1965) THE MICA WORKINGS OF BLACK MOUNTAIN, RUMFORD, MAINE. One fine summer day in 1939 Mr. Bartsch...road which led straight up to the workings on Black Mountain. It was a continuous stretch of mud and only...sled hitched to the tractor. The Grand Old Man of Maine, Mr. Charlie Marble of Buckfield, told me long ago...Shavey. Noyes Mountain in Greenwood, Maine is named after him. The first impression of the quarry was tremendously...his neighbor Mr. Leggett had been up to the Black Mountain locality and had found some extraordinary specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | can stain the pyrophyllite red to orange. Maine Bennett Quarry Ron and Dennis Holden, Leonard Beliveau...brothers—Gary, Brian, and Mark—opened up the Bennett quarry in Buckfield, as reported in the November/ December...1990 issue (65:498-504). During August 1990, the quarry was reopened and almost immediately more quartz...Wodginite This has been the year of wodginite in Maine. It was dis covered in the Effe and Clifford Gray...collected about 1963 at Black Mountain, Rumford. The 2-3-mm crystals are jet black and embedded in a granu |
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Black Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA