 | Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B., Webber, Karen L., Dallaire, Donald A., Nizamoff, James W., Sprague, Raymond A. (2019) The Emmons Pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (6) 498-519 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1641021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Emmons pegmatite in 1996. THE EMMONS PEGMATITE Greenwood Oxford County, Maine The Emmons pegmatite...many phosphates, is Maine’s most species-rich pegmatite. T ALEXANDER U. FALSTER WILLIAM B. SIMMONS KAREN...WEBBER MP2 Research Group Maine Mineral & Gem Museum 99 Main Street Bethel, Maine 04217 alexander.falster@gmail...Hebron, Maine 04238 phosphate@gmail.com RAYMOND A. SPRAGUE* 33 Roger Street Lewiston, Maine 04240 *...Deceased 16 April 2019. HE MINERALOGY AND ORIGIN OF MAINE PEGMATITES have been a principal focus of our research |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | RHODOCHROSITE MINERALIZATION AT THE EMMONS PEGMATITE, OXFORD CO., MAINE ALEXANDER U. FALSTER§ AND WILLIAM...Group, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, 99 Main Street, Bethel, Maine 04217, USA Keywords: Emmons pegmatite...The Emmons pegmatite is located on the eastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain in Greenwood, Oxford County...County, Maine. At times, the Emmons pegmatite has been referred to as the Uncle Tom Mountain quarry. The...The Emmons pegmatite is the species-richest pegmatite in Maine with currently 112 species. LITHIOPHILITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds.................................... 2 Himalaya pegmatite,.................................................................................. 2 Unnamed pegmatite occurrence, Volcan Mountains ........................................... 3 Brown Derby no. 1 pegmatite ............................................................................... 3 Ridgefield pegmatite,............................................. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3749/canmin.AB00008 THE CORE MARGIN ZONE OF THE EMMONS PEGMATITE: THE DIRECTIONAL ASPECTS OF BALL MUSCOVITE...Laboratory, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, 99 Main Street, Bethel, Maine 04217, USA Keywords: Emmons pegmatite...margin. INTRODUCTION The Emmons pegmatite (Falster et al. 2006) on Uncle Tom Mountain (Fig. 1) is one of the...most evolved pegmatites in the Oxford pegmatite field in western Maine. Compared to other pegmatites in...balls indicates the direction to the core of the pegmatite. Typically, the evolved mineral species are immediately |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum; Dr. Sarah Hanson, Adrian College;...LOCALITY FOR PHENAKITE AND CASSITERITE IN MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U. Falster2, and...Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494; 2MP2 Research Group, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, PO Box 500, 99 Main St., Bethel...discovered in the Wausau Syenite Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin. The site is located in the Nine Mile...the Ladick quarry has produced some phenakite associated with cassiterite. The Ladick quarry is operated |  | | 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 |  | Hanson, Sarah L., Falster, Alexander U., Simmons, William B “Skip”, Sprague, Raymond, Vignola, Pietro, Rotiroti, Nicola, Andó, Sergio, Hatert, Frédéric (2018) Tantalowodginite, (Mn0.5□0.5)TaTa2O8, a New Mineral Species from the Emmons Pegmatite, Uncle Tom Mountain, Maine, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (4) 543-553 doi:10.3749/canmin.1800009 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | NEW MINERAL SPECIES FROM THE EMMONS PEGMATITE, UNCLE TOM MOUNTAIN, MAINE, U.S.A. SARAH L. HANSON§ Geology...Research Group, Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, PO Box 500, 99 Main St., Bethel, 04217 Maine, U.S.A. RAYMOND...SPRAGUE 10 Yates Street, Mechanic Falls, 04256 Maine, U.S.A. PIETRO VIGNOLA CNR-Istituto per la dinamica...new mineral found in the Emmons granite pegmatite dike in Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A. It occurs as anhedral...anhedral masses (0.5–12 cm) in the pegmatite core composed of K-feldspar, quartz, almandine, and schorl |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum; Dr. Sarah Hanson, Adrian College;...REDISCOVERED PEGMATITE IN THE STETTIN COMPLEX, WAUSAU SYENITE COMPLEX, MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T...Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494; 2MP2 Research Group, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, PO Box 500, 99 Main St., Bethel...exposed a relatively large aplite/pegmatite dike. This dike may be a pegmatite originally reported by Weidman...upper and lower intermediate zones of aplite and pegmatite bands, and a coarse pegmatitic core zone. 184 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALOGY OF THE HASKE QUARRY, CARY MOUND GRANITE/GRANOPHYRE COMPLEX, WOOD COUNTY, WISCONSIN T. W. Buchholz1...rhyolite outcrop on Cary Mound in western Wood County, Wisconsin, and are exploited in a number of quarries...of the crystallizing granophyre host. Typical pegmatite mineralization includes quartz, microcline, fluorite...OF THE EMMONS PEGMATITE, OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE: AN EXAMPLE OF A HIGHLY EVOLVED LCT-TYPE PEGMATITE. A. U...Andover, MA 01810. The Emmons pegmatite on Uncle Tom Mountain, Oxford County, Maine, is an example of a |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Discoveries and Other News From Maine Woodrow B. Thompson Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources...Mapping Center 22 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0022 • In terms of quantity, the past year...relatively uneventful for mineral discoveries in Maine. However, diligent collectors have found a few remarkably...discoveries and also reports the earlier find of a Maine gold nugget that is one of the largest from the...working on a chapter to update the Mineralogy of Maine with new information from the last few years. He |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | promising forgotten locations is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. This...ROCKS 81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South Glastonbury...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north...summer of 1996, the author mapped the trails and quarry locations using an altimeter, a Global Positioning...included: the Simpson quarry, known for gem beryl (aquamarine); and the Hollister quarry, known for lithium |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Pegmatite Evolution: The Case Study of Pegmatites from the Oxford Pegmatite Field (Maine, USA) Lorena...of Pegmatite Evolution: The Case Study of Pegmatites from the Oxford Pegmatite Field (Maine, USA). Minerals...roda@ehu.es Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, P.O. Box 500, 99 Main Street, Bethel, ME 04217, USA; wsimmons@uno...Almandine-spessartine garnets, from the Oxford County pegmatites and the Palermo No. 1 pegmatite, record significant compositional...fractionated pegmatites (Mt. Mica, Berry-Havey, and Emmons) show the highest Mn, Nb, Ta, Zr, and Hf values |  | | | | White Canyon mining district, San Juan Co., Utah, USA (37°340 37.1000 N, 0 00 110°17 52.80 W); Markey mine...White Canyon mining district, San Juan Co., Utah, USA (37°320 5700 N, 110°180 0800 W) Anthony R. Kampf*...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 67264...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 66691...□)TaTa2O8 Emmons pegmatite dike, exposed on Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA (44°190 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | White Canyon mining district, San Juan Co., Utah, USA (37° 34’37.10”N, 110°17’52.80”W); Markey mine, White...White Canyon mining district, San Juan Co., Utah, USA (37°32’57”N, 110°18’08”W) Anthony R. Kampf*, Jakub...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 67264...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers 66691...□)TaTa2O8 Emmons pegmatite dyke, exposed on Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA (44°19’24”N |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill...mill burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the world's...world's largest morganite at the Bennett quarry, Buckfield, in the late 1980s convinced the regional collectors |  | | Journal (issue) | | News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea.com...feldspar. The locality, I believe, is a granite quarry. I have been told that, at the site, the large...category that, if passed up, one rues it forever. ... Tom Wolfe was one of the dealers who had the entire front...Fifties, i.e. chiastolite crystals from Madera County, CA. They used to be very common, almost ubiquitous...attention to them. They they disappeared completely. Tom told me that hey are still there, but the owner doesn't |  | | Journal (issue) | | at Hastie's Quarry. A Page from-a Collecto,r's Notebook: More Finds at the Midstate Quarry Magnet Cove...received in trade from the Midstate Quarry, also known as the 51 Quarry, on the outer southeast edge of Magnet...Mineral News vol. 14, no. 4, ~998). Although this quarry has been active for several years it ~as only been...Midstate Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. 2 Mineral News The 9th Maine Mineral Symposium...Symposium Senator Inn, Augusta, Maine May 15-17, 1998 Mark Jacobson 112 N. Lemans St. Lafayette, LA 70503 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Newsletter Minerals near Tateville, Pulaski County, l(entucky Alan Goldstein 1607 Washington Blvd...interesting roadcul on US 27 near Tatevillc, Pulaski County, Kentucky. II lies about three hours southeast...Valley Quarry closed The following lelter was received from the owner of the Gopher Valley Quarry near...near Sheridan, OR. This quarry has been a producer of a few very fine calcite specimens during the last couple...Ream: I am the owner of the Gopher Valley rock quarry which is located near Sheridan, Oregon. During |  | | Report (issue) | | 20.218 Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Bell Pit, Maine, USA. 2.882 (100), 5.80 (71), 6.08 (50), 3.510 (50)...100.00 [24.2] 21.34 [100.00] (1) Bell Pit, Maine, USA; by electron microprobe, average of three analyses...3(CaO)3.5(Al2O3)3(SiO2)2(P2O5)18(H2O). (3) Emmons mine, Maine, USA; average of 4 electron (2) Ca3Al7(SiO4)3(PO4)4(OH)3•16...masses in a vuggy, amblygonite-rich pegmatite (Bell Pit, Maine, USA). Association: Siderite, wardite, amblygonite...sphalerite (Bell Pit, Maine, USA); fluellite, minyulite, wavellite (Tom's quarry, South Australia). Distribution: |  | | Journal (issue) | | open-pit Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka County, Nevada. from the Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana...small wulfcnite crystals found at the Broadwater County, Montana (Sec. 28, T 5 N, R 1 W), some interesting...the Allegheny Plateau (from Georgia to central Maine). The NYMC membership is primarily amateur, and...F. Kunz Competition Papers, four articles on NE USA mineral occurrences. 73 pages, 55 illu tra1ions,...George F. Kunz Competition Papers, six articles on NE USA mineral occurrences, 84 pages, $ I 0.00 Add $3.00 |  | | Report (issue) | | siderite, ludlamite (Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire, USA). Distribution: Well-crystallized from Hagendorf...Germany. At the Mangualde pegmatite, near Mesquitela, and in the Bendada pegmatite, near Guarda, Portugal...Portugal. In the Norrö pegmatite, on Rånö Island, Sweden. On Mt. Vasin-Myl’k, Voron’i massif, Kola Peninsula...Peninsula, Russia. In the USA, at the Palermo #1 and Fletcher mines, near North Groton, Grafton Co., and the...Cheshire Co., New Hampshire; in the Emmons quarry, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine; in South Dakota, from the White |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Beryl, Variety Morganite San Diego County, California O ne of the most popular of all collectible...so well known from the pegmatites of San Diego County, has been nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 11-cm specimen is in the Bob and...from the Stewart mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. The 5 × 4 × 3.5-cm specimen is in...the White Queen mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Fisher-Kureczka specimen, Jesse Fisher |
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