| Deposit ID | 10145266 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0230010001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Berry Feldspar Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Berry Quarry-Mount Apatite |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.30132, 44.07136 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 91 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Androscoggin(county)
Maine(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minot(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maine | Androscoggin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alabandite | Unknown |
| Beryl | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Lepidolite | Unknown |
| Microcline | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Orthoclase | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.30132, 44.07136 |
|---|
| Area | 1HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Paris-Rumford |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0230010001 |
KILLEEN P.L., NEWMAN W.L. TIN IN THE U.S. USGS MR MAP 44 ;19
CAMERON E. &OTHERS PEGMATITE INVEST. 1942-45-NEW ENGLAND USG
255 ;1954 PGS. 56-57
BASTIN,E. GEOL. OF THE PEGMATITES AND ASSOS. ROCKS OF ME.-US
445;1911 PP 59-60
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS QUARRY WAS OPENED IN 1900 AND ERATED FOR FELDSPAR AND OCCASIONAL GEM MINERALS-(BASTIN PG 5 CORDING TO CAMERON PG 57 CONSIDERABLE FELDSPAR MIGHT BE PROD FROM THIS PEGMATITE BY CAREFUL HAND SORTING, BUT IT IS DOUBTFUL LARGE QUANTITIES OF BERYL OR SHEET MICA COULD BE RECOVERED. REC/020 THE LAND WAS OWNED BY BERTHA AND THOMAS BERGERON,R.F 2,AUBURN,MAINE AS OF 1945 (CAMERON PG.56) CURRENT OWNER IS UN . THE MINE WAS MAPPED BY L.R. PAGE AND J.B EY IN MAY 1942-SEE REC. 701-702 PG. 56. REC/080 COLS 29-30 OTHER DONATES THAT THE WALL ROCKS OF THE ITES ARE COMMONLY TOURMALINIZED, ENRICHED IN MUSCOVITE, OR OT CHANGED BUT CONTACTS ARE USUALLY SHARP. QUARRY WAS OPERATED FOR FELDSPAR ONLY. NO TIN WAS PRODUCED. CASSITERITE MAY . POSSIBLY BE RECOVERED AS A BYPRODUCT. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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