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Sericite from
Owen Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Owen Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1351247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1351247:1
GUID (UUID V4):dece1ebb-1116-4b98-b95f-85731b41aa46
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Stewart Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Twin Lead Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) Granger Mine, Blue Hill, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) Tapley Mine, Brooksville, Blue Hill - Castine Mining District, Hancock County, Maine, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) Eggemoggin Silver mine, Sedgwick, Hancock County, Maine, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) Mount Desert Township, Hancock County, Maine, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) Sullivan & Waukeag Mine, Sullivan Mining District, Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) Gouldsborough Mine (Gouldsboro Mine), Gouldsboro, Hancock County, Maine, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) Starrett Quarries, Warren, Knox County, Maine, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
DIRECTOR BULLETIN 432 SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN MAINE AND THE MILAN MINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE BY WILLIAM H. EMMONS.............................. ----------.- --- Mining development................................................................................... Castine formation...................................................................... 30 Mines of Hancock County.............................................. 30 Douglas mine..................................................... 31 Twin Lead mine.............
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...Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in the Jim Mann...Photo by John B. Poisson. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Report (issue)
.-_____________ Eustis mine, Quebec. ___________________________ Moulton Hill deposit, Quebec. ___________________...eastern Maine._________ Milan mine, New Hampshire_____________________ Orange County copper district, Vermont___________...Vermont___________ Sulphur Mine, Virginia._________________________ Arminius mine, Virginia_________________________..._________ Johnson mine, Virginia __________________________ Austin Run pyrite mine, Virginia _________________... Virginia.-______ ___________________ Cullowhee mine, North Carolina__________________ Elk Knob copper
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...photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PL. 1 GENERALIZED GEOLOGIC MAP OF SOUTHEASTERN MAINE Based largely on works of G. 0. Smith, E. S. Bastin...A GENESIS OF SOME ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN MAINE BY CHING-YTJAN LI CONTENTS Page Abstract............................ 29 Ore deposits of Blue Hill district............................................CHING-YUAN' LI----ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHEASTERN MAINE Country rocks...................... Petrography...Discussion............................. Gouldsborough Mine.................. Location.....................
Book (volume)
0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT...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
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...silicate minerals from Trumbull Peak, Mariposa County, California......................................Pohs was well known to every serious collector of mining antiques and memorabilia in the U.S. In the late...the first book on the subject: Early Underground Mine Lamps', it became the “bible” of lamp collecting...of learning and research on all types of antique mine lamps. He was truly a pioneer in his field. 0 The
Book
enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground...oFtne ato aa Gem Ghd nQkTeane Uva a nes ly ia" mine Ui nrobs inesob cere ts ou ioe tok us 'aaieomolitt...exception of the rhodochrosites of the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, which were loaned for photography...and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo...Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District Socorro Area New Placers District Grants Area Nacimiento
Report (volume)
'' (A) Tungsten resources of the Blue Wing district, Lemhl County, Idaho, by Eugene Callaghan and D;............... (C) Tin deposit at Majuba Hill, Pershing County, Nevada, by W. C. Smith and V. P. Gianella...(D) Nickel-gold deposit near Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, by S. W. Hobbs and W. T. Pecora (published...(H) Tin and tungsten deposits at Silver Hill, Spokane County, Washington, by L. R. Page (published in......... (I) Nickel deposit near Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon, by W. T. .Pecora and S. W. Hobbs (published
Book (volume)
Plains state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’...series of pegmatite dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...weighed 90 tons. Also huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm
Report (issue)
Western Tharsis deposit in the Mt Lyell Cu–Au district of western Tasmania has been reinterpreted as...(fibrous yellowish brown: silicified crocidolite or blue asbestos), haematite–magnetite (grey), ferruginous...dominantly Cu–Au deposits and constitutes the major district of the south-eastern province. Ore deposits in...because it is the last undeveloped orebody in the district, and it is one of the few orebodies in which pyrite–chalcopyrite...Early Ordovician Owen Group. An internal unconformity (Haulage Unconformity) within the Owen Group separates
Report (volume)
anonymous papers, placed at the end of Part I Co. county cos. · counties CORPORATE AUTHORS. Am G American...Miners' Association Cal St :M Bur California State Mining Bureau Can G S Canada, Geological Survey Can :M...• Md G S Maryland Geological Survey Me St S Com Maine State Survey Commission Mex I G .Mexico, Instituto...Adams (F D), 18 Federal Government, relation to the mining industry: Hayes, 06 Fossil insects: Cockerell,...to geology: Davis ( W M), 12a Geologic bases of mining law: De Kalb, 10 Geologic basis for artesian prediction:
Report (issue)
.................................... Adularia-Sericite Epithermal Gold-Silver Veins ....................................... THE LUCKY BOY AND PAMLICO MINING DISTRICTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Daniel R. Shawe...Boy mining district ...................................................... Pamlico mining district .....Boy mining district ...................................................... Pamlico mining district .....map of the Lucky Boy mining district 2. Geologic map of the Pamlico mining district ABSTRACT Mineral
Journal (issue)
OF CALIFORNIA—Tomasz J. Turley THERE’S GOLD IN MAINE—Mrs. Cecil J. Smith PROF. C. S. HURLBUT, JR. TO...visit a new working gold mine in South Carolina and so he rushed down before the mine superintendent would...of Columbia, S.C., had arranged the visit to the mine and the Editor is deeply grateful for her kind interest...northward towards the gold mine in York County. It was a most enjoyable trip, the mine was reached, many specimens...Joel E. M. Leadbeater, 151 Main St., Fryeburg, Maine 04037. Sept. 25, 26, 1965 — Baltimore Mineral So­
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...has been privileged to travel extensively from Maine to Southern California, and from Washington’s Pacific...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BITS FROM SOCIETY BULLETINS MIAIN'E The Central Maine Mineral Club explored a small pit known for the...Mineral Club, Farmington, heard Ronald J. Kley of the Maine State Museum discuss the past, present and future...for its members. The First to the Loudville Lead Mine; the second to the amethyst location in Harrisville;...be hosted by the Mineralogical Society of the District of Columbia in some hunting in the Northern Virginia...Day weekend will find them at the Ruggles Mine and Palermo Mine in New Hampshire. . . . . Paul Desautels
Report (issue)
1936 show a further improvement and the Barre District 1 will probably enjoy the best business it has...unemploynient in the district no longer exists-in fact it has been necessary to go outside the district to obtain... Massachusetts ............................... Maine ....................................... California...ESTIMATED OUTPUT.OF MONUMENTAL GRANITE IN BARRE DISTRICT, VERMONT 1935 Total quarry output, rough stock...out of Barre District in rough .............. Cubic feet Manufactured in Barre District.............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and thermal history of an epithermal vein deposit, Owen Lake, central British Columbia: evidence from bitumen...(ca. 50 Ma) polymetallic, epithermal veins of the Owen Lake deposit, central British Columbia, Canada....plant-fossil-bearing units stratigraphically above the Owen Lake deposit. Heat generated by suspected magrnatic...the development of the epithermal, polymetallic Owen Lake deposit, central British Columbia (Fig. 1)...~Tip Top Hill volcenlca Upper Cretaceous ergllite 1. Simplified geological map of the Owen Lake area
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...exposures of blue clay, as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS...COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay in rd. cuts, pits, quarries, excavations⎯Pyrite (clustered
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...exposures of blue clay, as clusters and nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS...COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay in rd. cuts, pits, quarries, excavations⎯Pyrite (clustered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Bully Hill Area, East Shasta District, California MICHAEL M. GUSTIN† Cambior Exploration USA, Inc.,...Permian Bully Hill Rhyolite and the basal part of the overlying Pit Formation in the Bully Hill area. The...The Bully Hill Rhyolite at Bully Hill consists of three tuffaceous units and a lava unit that overlie the...horizons are present, the younger containing the Bully Hill and probably the Copper City deposits, and the older...strata are folded into tight anticlines at Bully Hill and Copper City. Distinct zones of hydrothermal
 
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