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Montebrasite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Montebrasite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Montebrasite from Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 80984
Mineral:Montebrasite
Locality:Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Solid crystallized mass of translucent white montebrasite. These specimens were originally identified as amblygonite, LiAl(PO4)F, but testing revealed they were actually the related species montebrasite, LiAl(PO4)(OH). Ex. Miller #M3249
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:
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