Goulding-Keene Quarry (and CN Dump), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

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A giant alkaline pegmatite. This quarry is the source of the rocks found at the CN Rock Dump in central Bancroft.

Collecting at the Goulding-Keene Quarry is now prohibited as it is part of the Egan Chutes Ontario Park. Collecting is still permitted at the CN Dump in central Bancroft, where material from this quarry has been deposited.

Article entry:
	The CN Dump, A classic locality in Bancroft	Michal Adamowicz

Mineral List:

'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Apatite-(CaF)
Biotite
Cancrinite
Corundum
Graphite

'Hydronephelite'
Meta-autunite ?
Natrolite
Nepheline
Opal
var: Opal-AN
Pyrite

'Scapolite'
Sodalite
var: Hackmanite
Zircon

16 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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