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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Roscherite
Formula:Ca2Mn52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Comments:Published chemical analyses of Dunton roscherite show it to be very iron-rich and therefore greifensteinite, although there may have minute compositional zones of manganese-rich mineral, but that possibility has not been published.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Roscherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28312
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28312:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Roscherite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘEstes Quarry, West Baldwin, Baldwin, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
References
Dunn, Pete J., Gaines, Richard V. (1978) Uralolite from the Dunton Gem Mine, Newry, Maine: a Second Occurrence. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (2) Tucson. 99-100
 
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