Harvard Mine

Occurrence in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Mica, Cesium, Molybdenum, Beryllium, Lithium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008391
MRDS ID D000502
Record type Site
Current site name Harvard Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.64295, 44.28728 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Androscoggin River(hydrologic unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic accounting unit)

Androscoggin(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. From Nobels Corner, Take Greenwood Road Nw To Richardson Hollow Road. Take A Right and Go .4 Mi To Parking Area On R. Follow Marked Trail Approx. 3000' To Quarry. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Cesium Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Lithium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Mica Ore
Pollucite Ore
Spodumene Ore
Beryl Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.64295, 44.28728

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Only Real Commodity Was Mica

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Quarry

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WINTRINGHAM, W., 1955, HANDBOOK FOR A WEEK WITH MAINE MINERALS: MOUNTAIN SIDE, NEW JERSEY, HOLIDAY PRESS

  • Deposit

    Winteringham, W., 1955, Handbook For A Week With Maine Minerals: Holiday Press, Mountainside, New Jersey, 176 P.Winteringham, W., 1955, Handbook For A Week With Maine Minerals: Holiday Press, Mountainside, New Jersey, 176 P.

  • Deposit

    Barton, W.R. And Goldsmith, C.E., 1968, New England Beryllium Investigations: Bureau Of Mines Report Of Investigations, 177 P.Barton, W.R. And Goldsmith, C.E., 1968, New England Beryllium Investigations: Bureau Of Mines Report Of Investigations, 177 P.

  • Deposit

    Perham, J.C., 1987, Maine'S Treasure Chest, Gems And Minerals Of Oxford County: Quicksilver Publications, West Paris, Maine, 269 P.Perham, J.C., 1987, Maine'S Treasure Chest, Gems And Minerals Of Oxford County: Quicksilver Publications, West Paris, Maine, 269 P.

  • Deposit

    Cameron, E. N., Larrabee, D. M., Mcnair, A. H., Page, J. J., Shainin, V. E., And Stewart, G. W., 1954, Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45, New England: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255, 352 P.Cameron, E. N., Larrabee, D. M., Mcnair, A. H., Page, J. J., Shainin, V. E., And Stewart, G. W., 1954, Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45, New England: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 255, 352 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-JUL-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter 01-AUG-74 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.