Russel Brothers Mica Mine

Producer in Sagadahoc county in Maine, United States with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Feldspar, Mica
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107757
MRDS ID D001855
Record type Site
Current site name Russel Brothers Mica Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.91608, 43.91663 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cumberland(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brunswick(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bath(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bath(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 Sagadahoc

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Feldspar Primary
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.91608, 43.91663

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION OF FELDSPAR AND MICA ONLY, COLUMBITE - TANTALITE IS FOUND IN PERTHITE - QUARTZ WALL ZONE ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Parker, Raymond L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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