ScapoliteEagles Nest occurrence, Dungannon Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
Photo: Neuzil, M. Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39.
In syenite and granitic pegmatite dykes cutting syenite and granite gneiss.
The deposit was explored by numerous pits and trenches for radioactive mineralization. The work was done in 1956-1957 and in 1967-1968 by Eagles Nest Mines Limited. Sabina references openings on the north side of a ridge the extends northeastward from The Eagles Nest, a bald cliff overlooking the York River.
Although access to this occurrence is commonly by way of Eagles Nest Park Rd., in the town of Bancroft (Faraday Tp.), the majority of the workings are in Dungannon Tp. Please add any photos and info for this locality here.References
Sabina, A. - Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft to Parry Sound (1986)
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