Red Hill quarries, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Hill quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Rumford | Town |
| Oxford County | County |
| Maine | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 35' 7'' North , 70° 38' 47'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3791
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3791:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6498026b-4192-4d1b-9d11-f1de729db9de
Composed of three widely separated phosphate-bearing quarries. Oxford pegmatite field.
The first Rose Quartz crystals known in the world were found at Mount Mica Quarry about 1913-1915. The second locality for genuine rose quartz crystals in the world, the Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, produced it's first crystals in 1927. A third world locality was discovered in 1942, at the Rose Quartz Crystal locality, by George Crooker. Rose Quartz crystals were found at the Nevel Quarry, Newry and in the Red Hill Quarry Group, Rumford, Maine in 1949. Rose Quartz crystals were not known in Brazil until 1958.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Beraunite Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Childrenite Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O Description: Iron-rich childrenite zones with eosphorite were found in one chemical and optical study. |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Diadochite Formula: Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Eosphorite Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ 'Gummite' |
| ⓘ Heterosite Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 Description: Parent triphylite from the West Pegmatite of Red Hill has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.23 (Moore, 2000). |
| ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) Formula: {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Phosphophyllite Formula: Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ✪ Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Rose Quartz crystals to 0.7 cm in microcline cavities. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Strunzite Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O Description: Typographical error for strunzite. |
| ⓘ Triphylite Formula: LiFe2+PO4 Description: Triphylite from the West Pegmatite of Red Hill has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.23 (Moore, 2000). |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uranophane ? Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Heterosite | 8.AB.10 | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| ⓘ | Triphylite | 8.AB.10 | LiFe2+PO4 |
| ⓘ | Rockbridgeite | 8.BC.10 | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | Phosphophyllite | 8.CA.40 | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Struvite ? | 8.CH.40 | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Diadochite | 8.DB.05 | Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Strunzite | 8.DC.25 | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Beraunite | 8.DC.27 | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Eosphorite | 8.DD.20 | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Childrenite | 8.DD.20 | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | 8.DH.15 | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Uranophane ? | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Damourite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Gummite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| H | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| O | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| P | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| P | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) | {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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