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Locality Name:
Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 293
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 14498
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14498.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Bowker Quarry
Colby Quarry
Crocker Hill Mines
Ellingwood Prospect
Glover Spar Prospects
Hooper Ledge Prospect
Hooper Ledge Quarry
Irish Prospect
Irish Quarry
Little Singepole Mountain Prospects
Mount Marie Quarries
Mount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine)
Pechnik Prospect
Ryerson Hill Quarries
Slattery Quarry
Stearns Farm Prospect
Twitchell Quarry
Whispering Pines Quarry

Latitude: 44°15'50"N
Longitude: 70°28'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.263888888889,-70.470833333333
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 Be C Ca Ce Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutuniteBerauniteBeryl
CalciteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeDumortieriteFairfieldite
FeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHureauliteJahnsiteKaoliniteLöllingiteLaueite
MalachiteMeta-autuniteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePharmacosideritePhosphophyllite
PhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRockbridgeiteRoscheriteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
StewartiteStrunziteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteWalentaiteZircon

92 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dumortierite  (*)
Earlshannonite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Foitite  (*)Glucine  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Greifensteinite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halloysite-7Å  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kosnarite  (*)Laueite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Ludlamite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mccrillisite  (*)Messelite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Metauranospinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moraesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rossmanite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stewartite  (*)
Strunzite  (*)Switzerite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Walentaite  (*)Whitmoreite  (*)Xanthoxenite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)293010217422,217426,217427,217428,217430,217431,217432,217434,217435,2174388803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32932607217425,217427,217430,217431,217432,217434,2174382353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22932601217432356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4217425,217431,217434,2174389052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3121743479
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2932602217432,2174341272
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O2932602217432,217434136
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)229304217431,217432,217434,217435606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1829307217427,217429,217430,217431,217432,217434,2174354286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)121743427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22932602217431,2174325171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2121743127198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O42217437,217438321
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6267.9404217427,217431,217434,217435518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O62932602217431,217432289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)82932603217431,217432,217434181
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62932601217432310
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O121743481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612174314135
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O183217422,217427,217428231
Earlshannonite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O121743412
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2932603217431,217432,217434520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O2932603217431,217432,217434128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O2932602217432,21743472
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2932606217424,217427,217430,217431,217432,2174342740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)293260121743275
Glucine  (*)NoneCaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4·0.5H2O29329312174322
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2932602217431,2174327437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62932601217432173
Graphite  (*)NoneC2932602217423,2174322812
Greifensteinite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Fe2+5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O293293121743227
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312174311544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12174346890
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4293260121743252
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3293260121743214640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)2932603217431,217432,217434204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O2932602217432,217434125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH2932602217432,217434367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)1217434119
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O121743427
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O293260121743218
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42932602217431,2174325591
Kosnarite  (*)NoneKZr2(PO4)329326012174327
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O2932602217432,21743470
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22932603217431,217432,217434762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O121743466
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2121743112537
Mccrillisite  (*)NoneNaCs(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4·1-2H2O29329312174321
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O121743443
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2932601217432388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2932601217432443
Metauranospinite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O121743114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)293017217421,217422,217424,217425,217426,217427,217428,217429,217430,217431,217432,217433,217434,217435,217436,217437,2174384924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O2932602217432,217434129
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2932601217432945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)2932603217431,217432,217434200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2932602217431,2174321508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O293293121743235
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2267.94257.9418217421,217422,217423,217424,217425,217426,217427,217428,217429,217430,217431,217432,217433,217434,217435,217436,217437,21743817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2932602217432,2174342994
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O102932602217431,217432124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1217431428
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O121743429
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O2932602217432,217434182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O2932601217432182
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O2932602217431,217432140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22932604217423,217431,217432,21743439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812174349056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2293018217421,217422,217423,217424,217425,217426,217427,217428,217429,217430,217431,217432,217433,217434,217435,217436,217437,21743861156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1217434712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2932602217431,2174321711
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)51217434206
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)293260121743237
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO229326012174325614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)29308217425,217427,217430,217431,217432,217434,217435,2174382705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2932602217432,2174341153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2932603217431,217432,2174346417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2932603217431,217432,21743421482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62932602217431,217432688
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O2932602217432,21743448
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O2932602217432,21743498
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O121743421
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O29326012174321059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)2932603217431,217432,217434313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22932603217431,217432,2174342718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012174311395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1217434636
Walentaite  (*)Walentaite[Mn(H2O)6][   As3+3Fe3+3(PO4)2O7]12174316
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O121743436
Xanthoxenite  (*)NoneCa4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·3H2O121743429
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2932601217432939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2932604217426,217431,217432,2174345251


6 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
Be-00026293293293  high   YesGainesiteBe5940Nevel Quarry (Twin Tunnels; United Feldspar Quarry), Newry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA Wise and Brown (2010)10.3190/jgeosci.061JG55_3 
Alexandra-0187264260264–260Ar-ArAge of pegmatitemuscovite11Dw304a, 11Dw305a  Muscovite  3784Mount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine), Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USAMount MicaBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 
Be-00022293293293  high    MccrillisiteBe3784Mount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine), Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA Wise and Brown (2010)10.3190/jgeosci.061JG55_3 
Grew_Li_2019_0068262262262      Mccrillisite 3784Mount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine), Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USAMount Mica quarry, South Paris, Oxford County, Maine, U.S.A.Bradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 
USGS-Rb-Sr-00964500±5Rb-Srinitial age disturbed by later metamorphismbiotite     3805Slattery Quarry, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-00965267.94257.94262.94±5Rb-Srage of intrusionmuscovite   Muscovite  3805Slattery Quarry, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060890Mount Marie Quarries, Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060890

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