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Elbaite from
B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Elbaite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Elbaite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03991630017368871823679.jpg
Elbaite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00738960017272023435977.jpg
Elbaite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
03991630017368871823679.jpg
Elbaite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
00738960017272023435977.jpg
Elbaite

B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34243:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWaisanen Quarry (Tamminen-Waisanen Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMorgan Quarry (Morgan Pit; Upper Noyes Mountain Quarry; Upper Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘOutback prospect (Gross prospect), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSki Pike Quarry, West Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘRyerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘSongo Pond Quarry (Kimball Ledge Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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