Provenite

Bennett Quarry

QuarryDraft data

44.2912° N, 70.4271° W · ± 1 km

Albite and Rhodochrosite from Maine, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

AlbiteRhodochrosite

Albite at Bennett Quarry

Sharp, transparent albite crystal from the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield.
Sharp, transparent albite crystal from the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Gemmy transparent albite crystal from the Bennett Quarry.
Gemmy transparent albite crystal from the Bennett Quarry.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Another view of the transparent albite crystal from the Bennett Quarry.
Another view of the transparent albite crystal from the Bennett Quarry.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
NaAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Sharp, transparent single crystals
Typical size
About 2.5 cm
Color / luster
Colourless and transparent (gemmy)
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-550

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Rhodochrosite at Bennett Quarry

A gemmy deep rose-pink rhodochrosite crystal from the Bennett Quarry pegmatite, Buckfield, Maine.
A gemmy deep rose-pink rhodochrosite crystal from the Bennett Quarry pegmatite, Buckfield, Maine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Single crystals in granite pegmatite
Typical size
Thumbnail crystals about 1 cm
Color / luster
Deep rose pink, gemmy
Availability
Scarce
History
Fine crystals are exceedingly rare in gem pegmatites

Sources: SRC-945

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Granite pegmatite worked for feldspar and gem minerals near Buckfield, Oxford County (MRDS commodities: feldspar, gems, Nb, Ta, Be, Li).
Region
Maine
Country
United States

Coordinates from the USGS MRDS record 'Bennet Feldspar Quarry'.

Sources: SRC-529

Sources

  1. SRC-529 · Database
    Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), WFS feature query - Buckfield, Oxford County, MaineU.S. Geological Survey · USGS
  2. SRC-550 · Website
    File:Albite-tz08b.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  3. SRC-945 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-54416.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.