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Black Mt. Quarry

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Mica, Feldspar, Lithium, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100525
MRDS ID W102025
Record type Site
Current site name Black Mt. Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.64636, 44.58408 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Andover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rumford(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, and Cameron, 1954. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Feldspar Primary
Lithium Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Secondary
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Columbite Ore
Beryl Ore
Spodumene Ore
Lepidolite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Mica Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.64636, 44.58408
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHOW AS A BYPRODUCT OF PEGMATITE
  • Show As A Byproduct of Pegmatite. Eastern Pematite of Cameron Et Al, 1954. This Quarry Has Been Worked For Scrap Mica, Feldspar, Beryl, 1580, Lepidolite. Also Has Columbite-Tantalite, Cassiterite. Tonnages Estimated In Cameron Et Al., 1954.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • United Feldspar & USBM Studies In 1942-43, Including 11 Diamond Drill Core Holes.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TREFETHEN, 1942-43, ME STATE GEOL. REPT

  • Deposit

    Trefethen, J. M., 1943, Report Of The State Geologist, 1942-1943: (Maine Geological Survey), Orono, Maine, 36 P. (Trefethen 1943)Trefethen, J. M., 1943, Report Of The State Geologist, 1942-1943: (Maine Geological Survey), Orono, Maine, 36 P. (Trefethen 1943)

  • 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-OCT-98 Beck, F.M. Contractor Checked Location, Commodities, Geologic Comments, References;
Reporter 01-NOV-83 Whitlow, S. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey Updated Commodities, Ore Materials, Calculated Lat/Long

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