| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Lithiophilite |
| Formula: | LiMn2+PO4 |
| Comments: | Moore (2000) analyzed two lithiophilites from this locality and found the Mn/Mn + Fe ratio were 0.89 and 0.78 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Lithiophilite | 4 |
| - var Sicklerite | 4 |
| Purpurite | 2 |
| Albite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Lithiophilite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28554 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28554:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Lithiophilite |
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| 6.2km (3.9 miles) | ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘB.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 18.4km (11.4 miles) | ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 18.6km (11.6 miles) | ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 21.6km (13.4 miles) | ⓘBennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 24.7km (15.4 miles) | ⓘNevel Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 25.0km (15.5 miles) | ⓘPlumbago North Pegmatite, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 27.4km (17.1 miles) | ⓘMount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | ⓘGroves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | ⓘWade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA |
| References |
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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 Vignola, Pietro; Demartin, Francesco; Campostrini, Italo; Falster, Alexander U; Simmons, William B; Sprague, Raymond A (2021) Crystal structure of correianevesite from the Emmons pegmatite, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 90. 125-135 |
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Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA