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Cassiterite from
Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greenlaw Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:33212
Long-form Identifier:1:3:33212:1
GUID (UUID V4):c9824703-a238-452f-acd0-00c043409b28
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) Keith Quarry (Towne Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne extension, West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Wade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline prospect), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) Groves Quarry (Hole in the Ground Quarry), West Mount Apatite Mining District, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Mount Rubellite Quarries, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Hibbs Quarry, Mount Rubellite, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) Mount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) Streaked Mountain, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
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Report (edition)
BULLETIN 41 Third Edition A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by Woodrow B. 7KaSVRQ Donald...Vandall T. King Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey Natural Resources Information...OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers Mining and currently in
Book (volume)
Mineralogy by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Walter...Resources Information, Maine Geological Survey Walter A. Anderson, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1994 Copyright ©1994 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All...Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...Wendell E. Wilson, ©1985. The laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in
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0 n101ercai o of Maine j f·~ ....__ :,,. . - .._"' ..;. .. ~ L-- -~ \. • .J_..::.; I Volume...Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology edited by Vandall T. King Maine Geological Survey DEPARTMENT...Robert G. Marvinney, State Geologist of Maine Volume 2: Mining History, Gems, and Geology Edited by ...Resources Information, Maine Geologi,cal Survey Robert G Marvinney, State Geologist Maine Geological Survey...DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 2000 Copyright ©2000 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. All
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who collected it from a river near the base of Mount McKinley, an area since encompassed by Denali National...Manasquan, New Jersey, visited Calamity Wash, Yavapai County, and collected several exciting and Figure 7: Arizona...groupings and distortions found in the specimens. Maine New Mining Activity Ever since the feldspar mill burned...burned in West Paris in the early 196Os, Maine pegmatite mining has been conducted only for the recovery...in Sweden; the resumption of activity at Mount Mica quarry, Paris; and the find of what might be the
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lie some of the oldest crystalline rocks in the East, both igneous and metamorphic, strongly mineralized...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur... 353 by P. Orlandi and P. B. Scortecci M aine Maine tourmaline........................................Elbaite from Newry, Maine (by P. J. Dunn) [1975, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 22-25.] Newry, Maine, a pegmatite phosphate...] 328 Famous mineral localities: the Pulsifer quarry (by W. E. Wilson) [1977, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 72-77...localities: the Himalaya dike system, Mesa Grande district, California (by E. E. Foord) [1977, vol. 8, no
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., USA With 4 Figures Received October 19, 1993; accepted...Bennett-R 12 BMT-2 BMT-5 BMT-46 BMT-81 BHavey-19 Greenlaw-25 NMNH 134683 NMNH 121385 NMNH 97655 NMNH 156386...Paris, Maine Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Maine Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Maine Bennett quarry, Buckfield...Buckfield, Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine...Mountain, Rumford, Maine Berry-Havey quarry, Auburn, Maine Greenlaw quarry, Auburn, Maine Chandler mine,
Report (issue)
3: Tourmaline Publisher Lapis International, LLC; East Hampton, CT Concept & Design Maximilian Glas, Stamberg...Lapis International, LLC P.O. Box 263, East Hampton, CT 06424, USA Phone 1.860.267.1512; fax 1.860.267.7225...CHRISTIAN WEISE VERLAG, GERMANY AND LAPIS INTERNATIONAL, USA Tourmaline ♦ History ♦ Mineralogy • Tourmaline...78 Australia ......................... 82 Europe (east) ...................... 83 Europe (west) .........important find of gem tourmaline was made at Mount Mica in Paris, Maine, though only small quantities were uncovered
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and Mineral• Aaaociation "\YHOLE No. R2 MOUNT APATITE, MAINE eA Famous cA1.inerat Locality By LLOYD...hut few articles hnYe dealt directh· with llount Apatite. In this paper the salient features of articles...both authors a rl-' f<('t forth . Loeation Mount Apatite, a low bill of about -180 feet ele,·ation, is...Portland. An excellent h~bway leads westward fro1n Auburn to l\le<.·hanie Falls. Abont three miles ,Yest...pits on lionnt Apatite. Physiography The area is located within the limits of the Maine section of the
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has been privileged to travel extensively from Maine to Southern California, and from Washington’s Pacific...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...MILLERVILLE, Cloy Co., (near) Magnetite MOUNT OLIVE, Coosa Co., (near) Feldspar OAK BOWERY, Chambers
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the Sebago granite–pegmatite system, southern Maine, USA Michael A. Wise*, Cathleen D. Brown Department...situated in the Oxford pegmatite field, southwestern Maine. Surrounding the pluton is an area designated as...chemistry, petrology, geochemistry, Sebago, southern Maine Received: 1 October 2009; accepted: 30 March 2010;...Introduction The granitic pegmatites of southern Maine represent one of several major pegmatite regions...and mica mining in the region. Unfortunately, very little geochemical data exist for the Maine pegmatites
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ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and...Allgood, J. Pradenas: Gold occurrences in Tuolumne County, California 18:41-45, 18:62-64 --with W. H. Wilkinson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITES OF THE BRUNSWICK AND OXFORD FIELDS, MAINE: DIFFERENTIAL TRENDS IN F-POOR AND F-RICH ENVIRONMENTS...field and the Central Maine Synclinorium of the Oxford pegmatite field, in Maine, are intruded by numerous...(Nb,Ta)-bearing phases. Generally, the CGM from Maine are hosted by pegmatites characterized by a LCT...trends, fluorine, Brunswick field, Orford field, Maine. Introduction As the primary carriers of Nb and...paragenetic variations of CGM at the field or district scale. In this study, which is part of an extensive
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fabulous tourmalines and kunzites of California and Maine, the sparkling sapphires of Montana, and the...Furcron, Chief Geologist of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology; on the State of Michigan by Robert...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Stibiotantalite, Beryllonite, Apatite, Amblygonite, Brazilianite, Lazulite, Cassiterite, Diaspore, Enstatite,
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Georgia Kentucky Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi North Carolina...only in America. Others, like the tourmalines of Maine and California, rival specimens found in better-known...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddénjte: 12 + The...treasure chest to be gems like the tourmalines of Maine and California and the sapphires of Montana, gems...Elijah Hamlin, were rock hunting on Mount Mica in Oxford County, Maine. On the way home, one of the boys
Journal (issue)
Cryolite Mudstone Liparite Peperino Stilblte Apatite — XL Garnet — XL Topaz — XL Chlorite Phylllte Gllsonite...548 558 560 563 570 572 Tumbling — Robert W. Greenlaw ................................. Fossil — A....to be held at the John Jay High School; Route 52. East Fishkill, N. Y. Contact: Robert E. Lynch, 214 Wilbur...the Mother Lode Mineralites of Auburn. 20th District Fairgrounds, Auburn, Calif. Show Chairman: Frank Car­...Mineral and G m Show (5th Annual) of the Rockland County Min­ eral & Gem Society, Inc., to be held at Rosary’
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Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Mississippi Maryland...Safety Precautions ........0.0... 0000 cece sees Mining Techniques - serena cere one ee Notes on Gem Faceting...only in America. Others, like the tourmalines of Maine and California, rival specimens found in better-known...exclusively in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...treasure chest to be gems like the tourmalines of Maine and California and the sapphires of Montana, gems
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Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller + GEMSTONES OF AFGHANISTAN...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 ct), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (16...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most complete
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under the superintendence of H. H. Howell, the District Surveyor. The revision has been carried out on...were re-mapped by Mr. R. G. Carruthers, who as District Geologist was in general charge of the field work...been printed.. Certain six-inch Sheets in the north-east corner of Sheet 3 haye also been published, and...River Bowmont, 15. West of the College Burn, 18. East of the College Burn, 21. Yeavering Bell to Humbleton...Burn, 31. Bygate Hall, 32. Breamish Valley, 34. East of the Alwin Valley, 35. Alwin Area, 36. Petrology
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Cultural Art Santa Ana, California GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller GEMSTONES OF AFGHANISTAN...cut purplish pink elbaite tourmaline (30.89 et), Maine; round brilliant red-orange spessartine garnet (...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...and interviews with persons actively engaged in mining gemstones. Pertinent references are furnished throughout... most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing gravels in Montana is beginning
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REPORT OF THE DII{ECTOR ••• ••• ••• • •• DISTRICT REPORTS(A)-ENGLAND AND WALES. Introduction by... 1. Southern District, by C. E. N. BROMEHEAD, B.A. 2. South Wales and Bristol District, by R. W. .. ...Midlands District, by C. H. .. . . .. .. . .. . . .. DINHAM, B.A. ... 4. York to Suffolk District, by T...R.C.S. ... . .. .. . 5. Cheshire to Cumberland District (a) Lancashire and Cheshire Area, by T. ROBERTSON...EASTWOOD, A.R.C.S. 6. Northumberland and Durham District, by R. G. 18 19 25 31 34 40 40 43 ••• 48
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Akita Univ. Mining Colt Jour. Akita, Japan. Alabama Acad. Sci. Jour. Ala. Journal of the Mining College...University. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science. Auburn, Alabama Geol. Survey Bull.- Geological Survey...Canada. Canadian lost. Mining and Metallurgy Spec. Vol. - Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Special... Ontario, Canada. Canadian Mining and Metall. Bull.- The Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Bulletin....Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Mining Jour. - Canadian Mining Journal
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- Temecula, CA 92589 (909) 699-4749 - 1994 Mining Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS INrRoDUCI'ION ••••••••.......................................... IN 1 4 Maine ...................... ................................ . 1994 Mining Guide INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT - PLEAsE READ! The 1994 GPM Mining Guide is designed...(normally listed from north to south), directions and mining commen ts; gold-producing areas, general prospecting...under 18 years of age. After purchasing a current Mining Guide, GPAA members may take family members with
 
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