| Locality type: | Skarn |
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| Species: | Chrysotile |
| Formula: | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Comments: | Tochilinite occurs replacing Serpentine and Brucite.
Many of these minerals are not worth mention.
Minerals worth mention and are most common are Grossular garnet, Diopside, and Calcite.
The calcite is massive with an interesting ice-blue color occas |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysotile data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view York River skarn, York River area, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 41836 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:41836:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a0cbd48e-c49e-4f21-b38d-39db4860a827 |
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| 22.4km (13.9 miles) | ⓘWarwickite occurrence, Herschel Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| 37.0km (23.0 miles) | ⓘCardiff Uranium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| 56.6km (35.2 miles) | ⓘCameron and Aleck mine, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada |
| 58.8km (36.5 miles) | ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada |
| 62.8km (39.0 miles) | ⓘDeloro area, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada |
| 69.6km (43.3 miles) | ⓘHunt Mine (Belgian), Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| 88.0km (54.7 miles) | ⓘZenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| 94.4km (58.7 miles) | ⓘJamieson Lime Quarry, Horton, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
| 96.3km (59.9 miles) | ⓘHaley mine, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada |
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