| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Purpurite |
| Formula: | Mn3+(PO4) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Lithiophilite | 2 |
| Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | 2 |
| Diadochite | 2 |
| Albite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Purpurite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28567 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28567:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Purpurite |
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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 |
| 29.3km (18.2 miles) | ⓘBrown Thurston prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA |
| 29.4km (18.3 miles) | ⓘBlack Mountain Quarry, Rumford, 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 |
| 40.6km (25.3 miles) | ⓘPulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, 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 |
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Emmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA