Spodumene - B.B. No.7 Quarry, Norway, Maine

Contributed by: Chris Clemens
Date: Apr 24th, 2026
Locality: B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA (See on Mindat)
Size: 46.1 x 16.9 x 47.9 mm
Weight: 51 g

Description:
This is an off-white to pinkish section of a spodumene crystal, with two intact crystal faces, from the B.B. No.7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine. This specimen shows a subdued, multi-wave fluorescent response. Under shortwave UV, dim red/oranges are seen, with areas of brighter lilac. The longwave UV response is somewhat brighter, showing areas of red and sky blue-colored fluorescence.

The B.B. No.7 Quarry was a gem pegmatite mine located in the southwestern part of Maine, within the Oxford pegmatite field.

Originally posted by Chris Clemens on Nature's Rainbows in 2016.