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Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
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World's largest spodumene crystal by mass

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Plumbago North Pit South View

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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10m long spodumene crystal exposed at Plumbago North

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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World's largest spodumene crystal by mass

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Plumbago North Pit South View

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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10m long spodumene crystal exposed at Plumbago North

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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World's largest spodumene crystal by mass

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Plumbago North Pit South View

Plumbago North pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 32' 43'' North , 70° 44' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.54528,-70.74333
GeoHash:
G#: drvtqjnr0
GRN:
N30W37
Type:
Pegmatite
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hanover261 (2017)6.7km
Newry358 (2017)7.3km
Andover898 (2017)10.1km
Milton128 (2010)13.0km
Rumford4,218 (2017)15.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Oxford County Mineral and Gem AssociationSouth Paris, Maine40km
Mindat Locality ID:
296215
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296215:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d2f7da83-da40-4d2f-b556-837c8e858e02


Plumbago North is a new prospect pit in an LCT pegmatite most likely of the spodumene-albite subtype. The pegmatite strikes NW. The pegmatite hosts some of the world's largest spodumene crystals (up to 11 m) as well as huge (>3 m) montebrasite crystals. Exploration work is on-going (fall 2017).
The upper portions of the pegmatite contain up to 50 wt% spodumene (Simmons et al., 2020).

Located about 1.5 km northwest of the famous Dunton gem tourmaline pegmatite.

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Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Gary Freeman
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
References:
Gary Freeman
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
β“˜ Eosphorite ?
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
References:
Gary Freeman
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Gary Freeman
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
References:
Gary Freeman
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Habit: Crystals to 1.5m across
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Gary Freeman
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Habit: Crystals to 11 meters in length
β“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
β“˜ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:
Gary Freeman

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz
var. Rose Quartz		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Tapiolite-(Fe)4.DB.10Fe2+Ta2O6
β“˜Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
β“˜Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
β“˜Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
β“˜Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Eosphorite ?8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite
var. Cleavelandite		9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Liβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Pβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mnβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mnβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feβ“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
CsCaesium
Csβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6

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References

Simmons, William B., Falster, Alexander U., Freeman, Gary (2020) The Plumbago North pegmatite, Maine, USA: a new potential lithium resource. Mineralium Deposita, 55 (7). 1505-1510 doi:10.1007/s00126-020-00956-y
Simmons, W. B. and Falster, A. U. (2022) A new Spodumene-rich Pegmatite from Plumbago Mountain, Oxford County, Maine in "Forty-Eighth Rochester Mineralogical Symposium: Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogyβ€”Part 3." Rocks & Minerals, 97(3), pp. 276–277
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