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High-grade Sodalite | |
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Princess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada An exposure of gem grade sodalite in the Princess Sodalite Mine. This is carefully extracted for lapidary purposes. Visiting the pit requires permission from the owner and collecting from this outcrop is not permitted. Photo by Alan Goldstein, June 30, 2004. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 123978 View Count: 857 |
Huge Nepheline Crystals | |
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Princess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada The surface of this glacially polished nepheline syenite outcrop behind the Princess Sodalite Mine Rock Shop is covered with large nepheline crystals and small amounts of sodalite (see below the cattails in the puddle). Photo by Alan Goldstein, June 30, 2004. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 123977 View Count: 627 |
Nepheline crystals | |
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Princess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada A joint fracture in an outcrop behind the Princess Sodalite Mine Rock Shop reveals a coating of nepheline crystals. Photo by Alan Goldstein, June 30, 2004. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 123979 View Count: 626 |
view of rock farm at the Princess Sodalite Shop | |
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Princess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Here is an image of the rock farm at the Princess Sodalite Shop. The farm has many interesting large and small boulders not to mention sample potential from now off limit sites. If you get a chance to take a look & a search for a fee you might find some rare pieces. The farm is much larger then it looks, unfortunetly the picture does not give it ... |
| © M.Adamowicz | Photo ID: 171472 View Count: 125 |
Viewing the Pit | |
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Princess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada This is a view looking into the Princess Sodalite Mine, one of the most famous localities in the Bancroft area. This pit can only be visited with permission of the owner. The photographer thanks the owner for permission to document this mine. Photo by Alan Goldstein, June 30, 2004. |
| © Alan Goldstein | Photo ID: 123976 View Count: 546 |
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