Bennet Feldspar Quarry

Producer in Oxford county in Maine, United States with commodities Feldspar, Gemstone, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Lithium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10107756
MRDS ID	D001853
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bennet Feldspar Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-70.42706, 44.29121 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oxford(county)

Maine(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Sumner(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 Jct Rt 26 and 117-119 In S Paris, Go N On Rte26 0.35 Mi. Turn R At Sign For Paris Hill and Continue 1.2 Mi; Take R Fork and Proceed 1.2 Mi. Turn R By Golf Course and Drive 4.7 Mi E To Bennet Farm On L. Acc

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Lepidolite	Ore
Beryl	Ore
Tantalite	Ore
Columbite	Ore
Feldspar	Ore
Quartz	Ore
Tourmaline	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-70.42706, 44.29121	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

Operated As Feldspar Mine, With Recovery of Gemstones, 1920-1933. Intermittently For Gemstones.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

Pit 240' Long, 20-80' Wide, Max Depth 71'.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	D001853

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CAMERON, E. N., AND OTHERS, 1954, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942 - 1945, NEW ENGLAND, U. S. G. S. PROF. PAPER 255
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.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	PRODUCTION OF FELDSPAR ONLY ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC
Deposit	Production of Feldspar Only

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Updater	01-AUG-98	Beck, F.M.	Contractor	Checked Location, Commodity Codes, References; Geologic Comments
Reporter	01-OCT-75	Parker, Raymond L.	U.S. Geological Survey
Editor	01-DEC-02	Woodruff, Laurel G.	U.S. Geological Survey	Entered Ore Material Codes; Expanded References; Calculated Lat/Long.

Beyond USGS

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