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Locality Name:
Mount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine), Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 293
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 3784
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3784.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Mica Quarry (Mount Mica Mine), Paris, Oxford Co., Maine, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°16'9"N
Longitude: 70°28'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.269166666667,-70.473055555556
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: 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 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAnalcimeApatiteArseniosideriteAutuniteBerauniteBerylCalciteChildrenite
ChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHureaulite
JahnsiteKaoliniteLöllingiteLaueiteMeta-autuniteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRoscheriteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStewartite
StrunziteTourmalineZircon

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beraunite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Foitite  (*)Glucine  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Greifensteinite  (*)Halloysite-7Å  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kosnarite  (*)Laueite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Mccrillisite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mitridatite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Moraesite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Petalite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rossmanite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)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)29326008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)329326002353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22932600356
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O29326001272
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O2932600136
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22932930606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1829329304286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO229326005171
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O62932600289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)82932600181
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62932600310
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2932600520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O2932600128
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O293260072
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F29326002740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)293260075
Glucine  (*)NoneCaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4·0.5H2O29329302
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29326007437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62932600173
Graphite  (*)NoneC29326002812
Greifensteinite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Fe2+5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O293293027
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4293260052
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3293260014640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)2932600204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O2932600125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH2932600367
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O293260018
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)429326005591
Kosnarite  (*)NoneKZr2(PO4)329326007
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O293260070
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22932600762
Mccrillisite  (*)NoneNaCs(Be,Li)Zr2(PO4)4·1-2H2O29329301
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2932600388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2932600443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)29326004924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O2932600129
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)2932600945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)2932600200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O29326001508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O293293035
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2264260017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O29326002994
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O102932600124
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O2932600182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O2932600182
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O2932600140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2293260039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2293260061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)29326001711
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)293260037
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO229326005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)29326002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O29326001153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)29326006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS293260021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62932600688
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O293260048
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O293260098
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O29326001059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)2932600313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO229326002718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2932600939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)29326005251


4 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 

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