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Frank C. Perham, B.S. - Research Associate
Field Work, Historian, and Pegmatite Miner
email noyesmtn@megalink.net
Education:
Bates College : B.S. in Geological Science
Over 45 years of mining and mineral collecting experience in Maine pegmatites.
Research Interests -
Granitic pegmatites, their mineralogy, mineral associations and replacements
Pocket emplacements
Teaching -
First hand experiences at reknowned Maine pegmatites, ex: Mount Mica, Dunton Quarry, Harvard Quarry, etc.
Historical pegmatite deposits in Maine
Faculty - The Maine Pegmatite Workshop
Faculty - The Maine Mineral Symposium
Hobbies and Favorite Things -
Pegmatite mineral and rock analysis
Teaching
Mining
Pyrotechnics - occasionally
Collecting mineral oddities, especially those from granitic pegmatites
Fixing old mining equipment
Watching Skip's Van get stuck and saying, "I told you so!"
Most Memorable Events -
The mining of the large elbaite tourmaline find at the Dunton Quarry, Newry, Maine, circa 1972
Mining at Mount Mica, Paris, Maine, especially in 1965, and in 2004-2006.
C/O Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148