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Fluorapatite from
Wardwell Quarry (Pechnic Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA


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Fluorapatite

Wardwell Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Wardwell Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Fluorapatite

Wardwell Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wardwell Quarry (Pechnic Quarry), Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613257
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613257:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWentworth Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘStearns Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBumpus Quarry, Albany, Oxford County, Maine, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘAllen Mountain prospect (Allen Mountain Spar opening), Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘDunn Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘEmmons Quarry, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘFoster Hill prospects, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘTiger Bill Quarries, Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘTamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘNoyes Mountain Quarry (Harvard Quarry), Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA
References
King, Vandall - Ed. (2009) Maine Feldspar, Families, and Feuds - Oxford County Mining History. New England Historical Publications.
 
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