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Bumpus Quarry

Past Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium, Cesium
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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 10084619
MRDS ID W102026
Record type Site
Current site name Bumpus Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.78143, 44.31083 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Stoneham(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewiston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Presumpscot(hydrologic unit)

Saco(hydrologic accounting unit)

Saco(hydrologic subregion)

New England(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

White Mountain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Maine Oxford

Comments on the location information

  • Location From Woody Thompson'S Database. Take Rte 5 S From Bethel For 7.75 Mi. Mine Dumps Visible On E Side of Road. Accurate To 100 M.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary
Mica Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Cesium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Mica Ore
Feldspar Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.78143, 44.31083
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHOW AS BYPRODUCT OF PEGMATITE MINE
  • Show As Byproduct of Pegmatite Mine. Largest Bery Crystals In the World - 3-4 Feet Diam, 15-20 Feet Long; Feldspar, Mica, Beryl Mined 1927 - 1960?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAND, 1959, MR RM 2; 1954, MAP OF ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER BASIN

  • 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

    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.

  • 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

    Doyle Robert G. (Compiler), 1959, Mineral Resources Of Maine - Lewiston Sheet: Maine Geological Survey (Department Of Economic Development), Mineral Resource Reference Map Series, Mrrm 2 (Scale 1:250,000) (Mrrm2 - Lewiston Sheet)Doyle Robert G. (Compiler), 1959, Mineral Resources Of Maine - Lewiston Sheet: Maine Geological Survey (Department Of Economic Development), Mineral Resource Reference Map Series, Mrrm 2 (Scale 1:250,000) (Mrrm2 - Lewiston Sheet)

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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