Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Heterosite |
Formula: | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
Comments: | Parent triphylite/lithiophilite from the BB #7 Quarry has the unenviable ratio Fe:Mn = 1:1, although the actual analysis was infinitesimally richer in Mn than Fe. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
References |
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References: | Moore, P. B., 2000, Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities, in V. T. King (editor), Mineralogy of Maine. Mining History, Gems, and Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, p. 333-336. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Heterosite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
Nearest other occurrences of Heterosite |
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1.9km (1.2 miles) | | ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
8.2km (5.1 miles) | | ⓘEmmons Quarry (Uncle Tom Mountain Quarry), Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
12.0km (7.4 miles) | | ⓘMount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine), Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
12.8km (7.9 miles) | | ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
16.8km (10.4 miles) | | ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
26.3km (16.3 miles) | | ⓘCole Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
26.5km (16.5 miles) | | ⓘLobikis Quarry, Peru, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
26.8km (16.6 miles) | | ⓘLord Hill Quarry (Lord Hill Mine), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
31.3km (19.5 miles) | | ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
31.5km (19.5 miles) | | ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |