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Fluorapatite from
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01612310017272017397712.jpg
Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08324200017272287139254.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05863280017272013751947.jpg
Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08059510017272013732322.jpg
Fluorapatite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
01612310017272017397712.jpg
Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
06962310017272287142241.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
05863280017272013751947.jpg
Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
08059510017272013732322.jpg
Fluorapatite

Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite3
- var Cleavelandite1
Hydroxylapatite2
- var Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite1
Cassiterite1
Whitlockite1
Goyazite1
Quartz1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28269
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28269:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘKinglet Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCrooker Gem Pegmatite Quarries, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘScotty Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘFrank Perham prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBroome Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWhitehall #1 Prospect, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘGeorge Elliot Quarry (North Rumford Mica Quarry), Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall T., Foord, Eugene E. (1994) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 1 - Descriptive mineralogy. Maine Geological Survey.
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.
 
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