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Locality Name:
Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 383
Youngest recorded age at locality: 272

mindat Locality ID: 14455
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14455.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Auburn
Greene
Leeds
Lewiston
Livermore
Livermore Falls
Mechanic Falls
Minot
Poland
Turner
Wales
Wales Township

Latitude: 44°10'21"N
Longitude: 70°11'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.1725,-70.199444444444
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 C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArrojaditeArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalcite
ChildreniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCoronaditeCristobaliteDiasporeEpidoteFairfieldite
FeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetHureauliteKaoliniteLöllingiteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingite
RockbridgeiteRutileScapoliteSchoepiteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStewartiteStrunzite
TitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteVesuvianiteWarditeZircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Annite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Behoite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Correianevesite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Darrellhenryite  (*)
Diadochite  (*)Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)Diopside  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Fairfieldite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Foitite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Landesite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metaschoepite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Oxy-schorl  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pollucite  (*)
Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rossmanite  (*)Schoepite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23216549,216551,2165663419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)38327221216532,216533,216535,216536,216537,216538,216542,216543,216544,216545,216549,216553,216556,216558,216559,216560,216562,216563,216564,216565,2165708803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)338327217216532,216535,216537,216538,216542,216543,216544,216545,216549,216553,216559,216560,216561,216564,216565,216570,2165752353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F3832721216570244
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)27216535,216542,216543,216544,216549,216553,216575356
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12165491036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41216549708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3832726216532,216535,216544,216561,216568,2165709052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O3832727216532,216535,216542,216543,216544,216564,2165701272
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)2383272121657024
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4121654459
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23832726216532,216535,216543,216544,216545,216570606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1838327218216532,216533,216534,216535,216536,216537,216538,216541,216542,216543,216544,216545,216560,216562,216563,216564,216565,2165704286
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4121654359
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3832725216549,216551,216561,216566,21657027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23832727216532,216535,216542,216543,216544,216545,2165705171
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O42216557,216559321
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812165661756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2216549,2165661025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63832725216537,216544,216562,216565,216570518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63832726216532,216535,216542,216543,216544,216570289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83832729216532,216533,216535,216537,216542,216543,216544,216545,216570181
Correianevesite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+Mn2+2(PO4)2·3H2O38327212165702
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O163832721216570599
Darrellhenryite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O38327212165702
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O2216532,21653581
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)ArrojaditeK(NaMn)CaNa3AlMn13(PO4)12(OH)23832726216532,216535,216542,216543,216544,21657026
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63832725216549,216551,216561,216566,2165704135
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3832729216532,216533,216535,216537,216542,216543,216544,216545,216570520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O3832724216532,216535,216545,216570128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O3832722216543,21657072
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F383272121657031
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F383272121657025
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F38327210216532,216533,216535,216537,216542,216543,216544,216545,216561,2165702740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212165519617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)383272121657075
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12165491188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O44216535,216542,216543,216544445
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3832725216535,216553,216570,216573,2165757437
Graphite  (*)NoneC2216549,2165732812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33216544,216561,2165661544
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)1216544204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O3832721216570125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH3832722216543,216570367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)3832725216532,216535,216543,216544,216570119
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O21216539179
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412165355591
Landesite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+9Fe3+3(PO4)8(OH)3·9H2O3832722216535,21657014
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)3832726216535,216542,216543,216544,216545,216570155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23832724216532,216535,216543,216570762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O121653566
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4121653514899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)2216551,216566176
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O3832726216532,216535,216542,216544,216564,216570388
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O383272121657017
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2216532,216535443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)38327225216532,216533,216534,216535,216536,216537,216538,216541,216542,216543,216544,216545,216549,216550,216553,216556,216557,216558,216559,216560,216562,216565,216567,216568,2165704924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O3832722216535,216570129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22216535,2165665800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)3832727216532,216533,216535,216536,216543,216544,216570200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3832726216532,216535,216542,216543,216544,2165701508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)238327226216532,216533,216534,216535,216536,216537,216538,216541,216542,216543,216544,216545,216550,216556,216557,216558,216559,216560,216562,216563,216564,216565,216567,216568,216570,21657517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1216544471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12165352994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12165752349
Oxy-schorl  (*)TourmalineNa(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O38327212165709
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212165492273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3832721216570182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O3832721216570182
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O3832723216535,216543,216570140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)3832723216542,216544,21657080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23832726216532,216535,216542,216544,216562,21657039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82216535,2165499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO238327230216529,216532,216533,216534,216535,216536,216537,216538,216541,216542,216543,216544,216545,216549,216550,216553,216556,216557,216558,216559,216560,216562,216563,216564,216565,216566,216567,216568,216570,21657561156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O383272121657024
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)3832723216535,216543,2165701711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)53832721216570206
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)383272121657037
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6383272121657094
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)38327219216532,216533,216535,216537,216538,216541,216542,216543,216544,216545,216549,216558,216560,216562,216563,216564,216565,216568,2165702705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3832722216535,2165706417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53216553,216573,2165751516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312165441214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3216535,216543,21654421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412165441934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63832727216529,216532,216535,216536,216544,216545,216570688
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O383272121657048
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O3832722216535,21657098
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O64216535,216542,216543,216544211
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3832724216549,216551,216566,2165704899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O3832722216544,216570433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23216535,216543,2165441476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2216532,2165351059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212165492562
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F3832726216535,216542,216543,216544,216545,216570233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23832727216532,216535,216542,216543,216544,216568,2165702718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3832723216543,216544,216570890
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103832726216529,216549,216551,216561,216566,2165691395
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O383272121657058
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3832728216532,216535,216537,216542,216543,216544,216549,2165705251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12165491025


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0155383272Late Devonian - Early Permian Age of intrusion      3802Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry), Poland, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USAOxford pegmatite fieldWise et al. (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1515CM50_1515 

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