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Locality Name:
Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne Extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA


mindat Locality ID: 6199
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6199.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne Extension, West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Ba Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Sr Ta U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Sr Ta U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArrojaditeArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylChloriteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluorite
GadoliniteGarnetMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTopazTourmalineTripliteZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Grossular  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4059
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O60289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)80181
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)ArrojaditeK(NaMn)CaNa3AlMn13(PO4)12(OH)2026
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)0204
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)0119
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)0155
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)0200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O60688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O60211
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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