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Löllingite from
Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Löllingite, etc.

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
04322120017363114251133.jpg
Löllingite, etc.

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Löllingite, etc.

Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Löllingite
Formula:FeAs2
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Many pieces where collected from a one foot by 6 inch area after a blast. Confirmed by Maine Mineral Museum Laboratory and Al Falser.
Colour:silver, dull, metallic
Luminescent properties:non fluorescent
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		none
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gummite1
Pyrite1
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Löllingite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ryerson Hill Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34502:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Löllingite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘHibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘKeith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘGreenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMaine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘBerry-Havey Quarry, Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘDunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘBrown Thurston prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
www.webmineral.com (2000) http://www.webmineral.com/data/Lollingite.shtml#.XGVnHS2ZM8Y
www.mindat.org (2004) https://www.mindat.org/min-2426.html
 
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