| Locality type: | Beach |
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| Species: | Epistilbite |
| Formula: | CaAl2Si6O16 · 5H2O |
| Habit: | Massive, center of mordenite nodule. |
| Colour: | Pale orange to tan |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD
SEM-EDS |
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| Mordenite | ⓘ1 photo of Epistilbite associated with Mordenite at this locality. |
| Smectite Group | 1 photo of Epistilbite associated with Smectite Group at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Epistilbite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ross Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 173110 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:173110:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9c4d3a4a-4617-42d4-b7ee-46ad23b9af5d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Epistilbite |
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| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘArlington quarry, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘCape Blomidon, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 16.4km (10.2 miles) | ⓘPartridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 41.8km (25.9 miles) | ⓘMorden, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 52.5km (32.6 miles) | ⓘMargaretsville, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ASSOCIATED ZEOLITES FROM THE MORDEN AREA, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA GEORGIA PE-PIPER§ Department of Geology,... Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3, Canada ABSTRACT Selected zoned and homogeneous...earliest Jurassic North Mountain Basalt, in Nova Scotia, have been examined in thin section and by SEM...mordenite → heulandite, clinoptilolite-Ca, or epistilbite → stilbite, barrerite, or stellerite, and are...North Mountain basalt, hydrothermal circulation, Nova Scotia. SOMMAIRE Une sélection d’amygdules à zéolites |  | | Report (issue) | | Survey of Canada Popular Geoscience 97 Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; South Shore, Nova Scotia...career in mineralogy at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) in 1952, working in the new field of mineral...for the Collector”, which covers 14 regions of Canada, from Newfoundland and Labrador to the Yukon-Alaska...(Na4TiZr2O4(CO3)4), which was named in her honour. She was also co-founder of the Canadian Gemmological Association...treasurer for the Mineralogical Association of Canada. After her retirement in the late 1990s, Ann continued |
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Ross Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada