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Locality Name:
Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 274
Youngest recorded age at locality: 272

mindat Locality ID: 6590
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6590.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fisher Quarry, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°57'35"N
Longitude: 69°56'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.959722222222,-69.948888888889
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 B Be Bi Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Ta U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Ta U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteApatiteAutuniteBerylBrochantiteClayColumbiteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GadoliniteGarnetMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrochloreQuartzSpinelStibnite
TapioliteTopazTourmalineZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Foitite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)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)27427208803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2742720706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)327427202353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22742720356
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O27427201272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22742720606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1827427204286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S327427201935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)627427201633
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O62742720518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O62742720289
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2742720520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F27427202740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)274272075
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O42742720445
Hydroxycalciomicrolite  (*)PyrochloreCa1.5Ta2O6(OH)274272010
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)2742720119
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4274272014899
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2742720388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2742720443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)27427204924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2274272017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2274272061156
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4274272053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O62742720211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6274272088
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F227427201476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O27427201059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO227427202718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)27427205251


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
Bradley_2012_091274272273±1U/Pb monazite  Yes  5949Standpipe Hill Quarries, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USATopsham - E StandpipeMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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