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Locality Name:
West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA


mindat Locality ID: 225467
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225467.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "West Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Emery Prospect
Groves Quarry (Hole In The Ground Quarry)
Keith Quarry (Towne Quarry)
Pulsifer Quarry & Dionne Extension
Wade Quarry (Androscoggin Tourmaline Prospect)

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 C Ca Cs 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: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteArrojaditeArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteChildreniteChloriteClay
ColumbiteFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetLöllingiteMeta-autuniteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
TopazTourmalineTripliteZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Eosphorite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)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)4216542,216543,216544,2165458803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34216542,216543,216544,2165452353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23216542,216543,216544356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12165449052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O3216542,216543,2165441272
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4121654459
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23216543,216544,216545606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O185216541,216542,216543,216544,2165454286
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4121654359
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24216542,216543,216544,2165455171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61216544518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63216542,216543,216544289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)84216542,216543,216544,216545181
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)ArrojaditeK(NaMn)CaNa3AlMn13(PO4)12(OH)23216542,216543,21654426
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4216542,216543,216544,216545520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O1216545128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O121654372
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4216542,216543,216544,2165452740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O43216542,216543,216544445
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312165441544
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)1216544204
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1216543367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)2216543,216544119
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)4216542,216543,216544,216545155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21216543762
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2216542,216544388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5216541,216542,216543,216544,2165454924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)2216543,216544200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3216542,216543,2165441508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25216541,216542,216543,216544,21654517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1216544471
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O1216543140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)2216542,21654480
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22216542,21654439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25216541,216542,216543,216544,21654561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)12165431711
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5216541,216542,216543,216544,2165452705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312165441214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2216543,21654421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412165441934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62216544,216545688
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O63216542,216543,216544211
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1216544433
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22216543,2165441476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F4216542,216543,216544,216545233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23216542,216543,2165442718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2216543,216544890
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3216542,216543,2165445251


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