| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Columbite-(Mn) |
| Formula: | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Microcline | ⓘ2 photos of Columbite-(Mn) associated with Microcline at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Columbite-(Mn) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28608 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28608:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c55995c1-d044-4d64-944c-38732c6d5ce5 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Mn) |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘGroves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 15.9km (9.9 miles) | ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 24.9km (15.4 miles) | ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 25.2km (15.7 miles) | ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 30.9km (19.2 miles) | ⓘFisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VARIATIONS IN COLUMBITE-GROUP MINERALS FROM GRANITIC PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL...field and the Central Maine Synclinorium of the Oxford pegmatite field, in Maine, are intruded by numerous...numerous rare-element granitic pegmatites that carry columbite-group minerals (CGM) as the principal (Nb,Ta)-bearing...Ta)-bearing phases. Generally, the CGM from Maine are hosted by pegmatites characterized by a LCT (Li–Cs–Ta)...fields. Columbite-group minerals from the Brunswick pegmatite field mainly consist of columbite-(Fe), commonly |
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Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA