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Locality Name:
Poland, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 6558
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6558.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Poland, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry)
Pike Industries Quarry (Poland Crushed Stone Quarry)

Latitude: 44°4'18"N
Longitude: 70°17'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.071666666667,-70.298055555556
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 Ti U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteArrojaditeArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteChildreniteChlorite
ClayColumbiteCoronaditeCristobaliteDiasporeFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnet
HureauliteLöllingiteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRutileSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteStewartiteStrunziteTitanite
TourmalineTripliteVesuvianiteWarditeZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Behoite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Correianevesite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Darrellhenryite  (*)Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)Diopside  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Fairfieldite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Landesite  (*)
Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metaschoepite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mitridatite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oxy-schorl  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rossmanite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stewartite  (*)
Strunzite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wardite  (*)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)38327212165708803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)338327212165702353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F3832721216570244
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS38327212165709052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O38327212165701272
Behoite  (*)CristobaliteBe(OH)2383272121657024
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23832721216570606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1838327212165704286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)383272121657027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO238327212165705171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63832721216570518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O63832721216570289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83832721216570181
Correianevesite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+Mn2+2(PO4)2·3H2O38327212165702
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O163832721216570599
Darrellhenryite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O38327212165702
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)ArrojaditeK(NaMn)CaNa3AlMn13(PO4)12(OH)2383272121657026
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O638327212165704135
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3832721216570520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O3832721216570128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O383272121657072
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F383272121657031
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F383272121657025
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F38327212165702740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)383272121657075
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)38327212165707437
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O3832721216570125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH3832721216570367
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)3832721216570119
Landesite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+9Fe3+3(PO4)8(OH)3·9H2O383272121657014
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)3832721216570155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23832721216570762
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O3832721216570388
Metaschoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12·10H2O383272121657017
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)38327212165704924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O3832721216570129
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)3832721216570200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O38327212165701508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2383272121657017380
Oxy-schorl  (*)TourmalineNa(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O38327212165709
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O3832721216570182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O3832721216570182
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O3832721216570140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)383272121657080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2383272121657039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2383272121657061156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O383272121657024
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)38327212165701711
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)38327212165702705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)38327212165706417
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63832721216570688
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O383272121657048
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O383272121657098
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O38327212165704899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O3832721216570433
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F3832721216570233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO238327212165702718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O3832721216570890
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1038327201395
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O383272121657058
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)38327212165705251


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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