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Magnetite from
Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:36226
Long-form Identifier:1:3:36226:5
GUID (UUID V4):12550aca-2e3c-4947-95f5-8caebc03d9b0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Swamp No. 1 Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Swamp #2 quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Consolidated #2 Quarry (Purington Quarry), Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Consolidated #1 Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
4.7km (3.0 miles) Standpipe Hill Quarries, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) Yedlin Locality, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) North Russell Brothers Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) Parker Head Quarry, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) Dennis Hill locality (Litchfield sodalite locality), Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
References
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Journal (issue)
6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Massachusetts 02138 MAINE Minerals of the Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District TopshamTopsham, Maine's underappreciated...the Andros­ coggin River from Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs...Androscoggin River, north-northeast through the town of Topsham. The belt extends southward into Brunswick and...but only the pegmatites actually in the town of Topsham are covered in this review. There are thirty or...named quarries and numerous unnamed prospects in Topsham. The quarries, all inactive, are usually named
Report (issue)
Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Maine ............... 16 Table 5 Uranium occurrences in...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of eastern Maine................^..............i.29 Figure 6. Uranium...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of western Maine.................................30 Figure 7. Uranium...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...Location No. Source of information Fairfield County. Short distance northeast of East Village, on a
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
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
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)
Second Edition Topaz and Herderite at Topsham, Maine "Second Edition" is a feature that reruns pertinent...the Carl A. Francis article, "Minerals of the Topsham, Maine, Pegmatite District, "found on pp. 407-16 in...southwest entirely across the town of Top­ sham, Maine. This ridge is cut by a great many pegmatite dikes...chief interest lies wholly within the town of Topsham. The territory has been surveyed by the U . S ...mineralized zone of the entire region is the Fisher Feldspar quarry, which consists of a deep cut running nearly
Report (volume)
23 Maine............................................................... Androscoggin County............................................... Lincoln County ............................................................-...:.....-................. Oxford County........................;.................................................................. Sagadahoc County.. '...... ............................................................................... Topsham ..............................................
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)
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...Barker, D. S. 1955. The Union Limestone quarry, Union, Maine. Rocks and Minerals 30:365-66. Short description...several locations includ­ ing: Berry quarry, Poland; Bennett quarry, Buckfield; Hebron; Paris; and Litchfield
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of...Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the end of Lake County, I found a specimen of small radiating chrysocolla...found here malachite, azurite, chaleanthite, magnetite, hornblende, actinolite, tremolite, chrysocolla
Journal (issue)
o,,t.,,u jo,i /u,.., 1911,:1. CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ·······································-·····················.... . . . . 20'.5 199 204 STANDPIPE HILL, TOPSHAM, MAINE. By Leo N eal Yedlin .... PYRITE FROM GLENDON...Aaociatio11 198 ROCKS AND MINERALS Chips from The Quarry I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I...grounds in the vicinity of Lockport. In Monroe County, the Pike and Nellis quarries and rock exposures...and west across the north central part of Monroe County in a layer approximately 170 feet thick. Anala
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
North America; the rare earth pegmatitesb of Llano County (Texas), Minas Geraes(BraziI), Ytterby (Sweden)...southwest. According to Bastin,6 the granites of Maine were intruded in Late Silurian or Devonian time...Geology of the pegmatites and associated rocks of Maine: U . S . G e o l .S t r l e y , B u l l . 4 4 5...A. L Genesis of mica pegmatite deposits, Latah County, Idaho: , Econ. Geology,vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-58...30Lovering, T. S., Magmatic chalcopyrite, Park County, Montana: Econ. Geology,vol 19, pp 636-640, 1924
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL TRENDS IN F-POOR AND F-RICH ENVIRONMENTS...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...pegmatites with NYF (Nb–Y–F) characteristics (e.g., Topsham area of the Brunswick pegmatite field). Significant...trends, fluorine, Brunswick field, Orford field, Maine. Introduction As the primary carriers of Nb and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITE MINERALS OF MAINE B y D A V I D M. SEAMAN 36 Winter St., Norway, Maine 04268 (Continued from...frequently in the gem pockets in the pegmatites of Maine, formed by the weathering or hydrothermal alteration...reddingite as octahedral-like crystals at the Berry Quarry in Poland; also as one of the rare secondary phosphates...Bennett Quarry at Buckfield, the Dun­ ton Gem Mine at Newry, and at Black Mt. at Rumford in Maine. Its crystals...and aluminum phosphate, is a very rare mineral in Maine, but has been noted at the Dunton Gem Mine, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
any color. The microlite from the Fisher Quarry at Topsham, Maine noted on color plate 82 just beyond...1973) with some 20 years of experience from Topsham, Maine positively identi­ and service to that institution...in By David M . Seaman 36 Winter Street Norway, Maine 04268 18 ROCKS AND MINERALS Another example...crystalline limestone which most likely would be of magnetite, franklinite, or possibly spinel. I f metallic...strongly attracted by a magnet, it would be of magnetite. I f still metallic in luster and only slightly
Journal (issue)
July 1943 PUBLISHED MONTH LY CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................White Horse Ranch to the Blitzen Valley, (Harney County, Oregon} and on the way I picked up some pieces...looked like slag from a furnace. This was in Grant County, Oregon, about 5 miles from Seneca. I was on a...Albany, Maine ; a black tourmaline crystal 3x3x8 feet in the Luella Mine near Avon, Latah County, Idaho...have been obtained at Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine. However the cassiterite found in the United States
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
purple, and grey. These géodes are found in Pike County, Ala., which is about 50 miles north of Montgomery...Montgomery. I have found them scattered all over the county, but they are especially abundant just south of...made several trips to Magnet Cove (Hot Springs County) which is about 15 miles east of Hot Springs on...is characteristic of of idocrase at the Gillette Quarry in Had- the mineral. I believe this to be one of...a new discovery of that material "The Tollgate Quarry in Middletown at the famous old locality. What
Journal (issue)
SEPTEMBER, 1934 PAOI! T opaz and Herderite at Topsham, Maine. By Benjamin B. Burbank ..................... ...... .. .... ........ ..... ... Lake Street Quarry near White Plains, N . Y . By Peter Zodac Collector's...Aaaociation WHOLE No. 89 Topaz and Herderite at Topsham, Maine By BENJAMIN B. BURBANK There exists n long...northeast nncl southwest entirely across the town of Topsham, ~laine. This ridge is cut by a great muur pe~u1atite...1niueruJized zone of the entire region is the Fisher Feldspar Quarry 2 which cousists of a deep cut rnnniug
Journal (issue)
SEPTEMBER, 1934 PAOI! T opaz and Herderite at Topsham, Maine. By Benjamin B. Burbank ..................... ...... .. .... ........ ..... ... Lake Street Quarry near White Plains, N . Y . By Peter Zodac Collector's...Aaaociation WHOLE No. 89 Topaz and Herderite at Topsham, Maine By BENJAMIN B. BURBANK There exists n long...northeast nncl southwest entirely across the town of Topsham, ~laine. This ridge is cut by a great muur pe~u1atite...1niueruJized zone of the entire region is the Fisher Feldspar Quarry 2 which cousists of a deep cut rnnniug
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MA Y-JUNE, ORIGIN 1910 OF THE PEGMATITES OF MAINE' EDSON S. BASTIN U.S. Geological Survey During...study in some detail the pegmatite deposits of Maine, and at intervals during succeeding years have been...this work. The pegmatite deposits in the state of Maine all belong to the type commonly known as granite... the dominant ORIGIN OF THE PEGMATITES OF MAINE 299 pegmatite minerals are those characteristic...constituents nearly always present are garnet, magnetite, and green opaque beryl. Accessory minerals which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...the N. W . part of Dade County, Fla., due west of Miami and near the Monroe County line. Among the samples...Lots 612 580 and 649, 19th District of Paulding County."—Spring 1954 issue, page 48. IDAHO—"I am sending...This new find is near Gilmore, Idaho, in Lemhi County."—letter dated July 28, 1954, from Clarence Martin...received from Louis F. Rodrigue, Raceland, La. MAINE—E. L. Sampter, 49 W. 45th St., New York 19, N .
Journal (issue)
Robert B. Cook Auburn University, Al Carl A. Francis Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, ME John Rakovan New Mexico...I. Jacobson, Denver, CO Anthony R. Kampf, l.A. County Museum of Natural History, CA Virgil W. Lueth,...across a local area net\,vork. Subscription offices: USA/North America: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 530 Walnut...Copyright Clearance Center (www.copyright.com) in the USA or the Copyright Licensing Agency (www. cla.co.uk)...Southwood Melbourne, Australia Woodrow B. Thompson, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, ME John S. White, Stewartstown
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystals, Bachelor mine, Amethyst vein system, Mineral County, Colorado; Dave Bunk specimen, Jesse La Plante...Uvite with Overgrown Dravite, Bigelow, St. Lawrence County, New York, 250–59; Gemstone Deposits in Turkey...Geological Museum of China, 434–39 Chips from the Quarry, M. E. Huizing, 5–11, 101–3, 197–203, 293–97, 389–93...Uvite with Overgrown Dravite, Bigelow, St. Lawrence County, New York, M. Lupulescu, S. C. Chamberlain, M....Preparation Dilemma—Natural Versus Aesthetic, J. Fisher, 110–11 Eicher Mineral Museum, 567 Emerald, North
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:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N of Calloway
 
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