 | 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...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...Louisiana, to Bethel, Maine, greatly facilitated resumption of our study of the Emmons pegmatite. For the |  | | 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...et al. 2015) group species are typical for the Emmons pegmatite. On the concave part of the ball muscovite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum; Dr. Sarah Hanson, Adrian College;... A NEW LOCALITY FOR PHENAKITE AND CASSITERITE IN MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U....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...mineralogical collection of the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, 99 Main Street, Bethel, Maine, U.S.A. Keywords: tantalowodginite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Chamberlain, New York State Museum; Dr. Carl Francis, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum; Dr. Sarah Hanson, Adrian College;...STETTIN COMPLEX, WAUSAU SYENITE COMPLEX, 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...fluorite. Heavy mineral separates have revealed cassiterite, sparse grains of galena and sphalerite, native...SPESSARTINE FROM THE FINCH MINE, HAYDEN AREA, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. D. Dallaire1, A. U Falster2, and W. B |  | | 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 |  | | 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) | | 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...allanite, almandine, autunite, biotite, bismutite, cassiterite, columbite, elbaite, epidote, gahnite, lepidolite...famous nearby localities as the Andrews quarry, the Strickland quarry, and the Walden Gem mine. There is every |  | | 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) | | 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...quartz crystal has a small cassiterite crystal enclosed in it. Small cassiterite crystals are tucked here...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 |  | | 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...metasomatized granophyre. Barite and gypsum are common; cassiterite is rare. Fluorite is abundant in all phases of...January 2015 MINERALOGY OF THE EMMONS PEGMATITE, OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE: AN EXAMPLE OF A HIGHLY EVOLVED...Andover, MA 01810. The Emmons pegmatite on Uncle Tom Mountain, Oxford County, Maine, is an example of a |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...two-mica granite situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010;...Introduction The granitic pegmatites of southern Maine represent one of several major pegmatite regions...Unfortunately, very little geochemical data exist for the Maine pegmatites despite their popularity among mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | Complex, Wausau Syenite Compley, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA……………………………………………..21 DOLGOPOLOVA, A.,...uartz assemblage in the Emmons pegmatite, Greenwood, Oxford Co., Maine, USA: implication for the origin...the internal evolution of the Emmons rare-element pegmatite (Maine, USA)…………………………………………37 GUASTONI,...characterization of an unknown metamict phase from Tuften quarry, Larvik area, S Norway…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...evolution of the Berry-Havey rare-element pegmatite (Maine, USA): preliminary results…………………………………………………………… |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | [aeschynite(Y)] consisted of two titanites and one cassiterite! A sample labeled “columbite” from Ambatofotsikely...of Otago] at 13:59 13 January 2015 THE WATERLOO QUARRY A NEW LOCALITY FOR GAHNITE, MANGANOCOLUMBITE, AND...aggregate. Several pegmatites have been found in this quarry as thin veins, approximately 20-30 cm thick, that...MICROMINERALS FROM BLACK JACK CANYON, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA. E. Grundel, 2000 S. 2d St., No. 8, Arlington...mileposts 162 and 163 near Black Jack Canyon, Greenlee County, Arizona. The specimens are found in the vesicles |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GRANITIC PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL TRENDS IN F-POOR AND F-RICH...FRANCIS Mineralogical Museum, Harvard University, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A....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...observed between the CGM from the Brunswick and Oxford pegmatite fields. Columbite-group minerals from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cryo-Genie mine, San Diego County, California. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen, Harold and...mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County specimen, Harold and...Mineralogy Cahill, C., Ferroaxinite from Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta, New Jersey, 252-56 Cairncross, B., see...W. B. Simmons, 359-60 Carpolithus, Utah, 236 Cassiterite, California, 162 Cerussite, Colorado, 309; New...minerals from Chile, 56 Chimney, 351 Chips from the Quarry, M. E. Huizing, 5-7, 85-86,149-50,213-15,293-95 |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock 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 floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N of Calloway |  | Simmons, William, Falster, Alexander, Webber, Karen, Roda-Robles, Encarnación, Boudreaux, Andrew P., Grassi, Leah Rae, Freeman, Gary (2016) Bulk Composition of Mt. Mica Pegmatite, Maine, USA: Implications For the Origin of An Lct Type Pegmatite By Anatexis. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (4) 1053-1070 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600017 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1600017 BULK COMPOSITION OF MT. MICA PEGMATITE, MAINE, USA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN OF AN LCT TYPE PEGMATITE...FALSTER, AND KAREN WEBBER Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, 99 Main St, Bethel, Maine 04217, U.S.A. ENCARNACIÓN...Coromoto Minerals, LLC, 48 Lovejoy Road, South Paris, Maine 04281, U.S.A. ABSTRACT The Mt. Mica pegmatite is...composition, anatexis, Sebago Migmatite Domain, Maine. § Corresponding author e-mail address: wsimmons@uno...lepidolite, rose and smoky quartz, hydroxylherderite, cassiterite, pollucite, and kosnarite have been recovered |  | | Journal (issue) | | R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...the western slope of the Mosquito Range, in Lake County, Colorado, about 128 km (80 miles) southwest of...to 4000 meters (10,000 to 13,000 feet), and the mountain scenery in that area of Colorado is spec tacular...begun. Those who found themselves left out at Mountain City and other Gilpin mines continued to push...briefly that fall of 1859 told S. S. Slater in Mountain City (near what is now Central City) of a rich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | March/April: Millerite on dolomite, Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri. Glenn Williams specimen, Terry Huizing...on quartz, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Wayne Sorensen specimen, Jeff Scovil...July/August: Barite, Black Cloud mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...NovembedDecember: Hematite, Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin. F. John Barlow specimen, M. Hjerstedt...Recent Mineral Finds at the Millington Quarry, Somerset County, New Jersey, 320-24 Beryl, California, |
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Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA