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Orthoclase from
Spain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640176:4
GUID (UUID V4):69a8b102-3494-4a94-af33-b757efca0539
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
0.5km (0.3 miles) Highway 41 Roadcut, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.7km (12.8 miles) Smart Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
21.0km (13.0 miles) Meany Mine, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
21.5km (13.4 miles) Park Mine, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
25.0km (15.6 miles) County Road 512 Foymount roadcut, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
49.7km (30.9 miles) Elliott's Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
62.5km (38.9 miles) Princess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 48 Ottawa to North Bay and Huntsville, Ontario; Gatineau (Hull)...Natural Resources Canada Ressources naturelles Canada Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report...COLLECTOR: Ottawa to North Bay and Huntsville, Ontario; Gatineau (Hull) to Waltham and Témiscaming, Quebec...Queen in Right of Canada 2007 Catalogue No. M41-8/48E ISBN 0-660-19556-9 Available in Canada from the Geological...Geological Survey of Canada Bookstore (see inside front cover for details) A copy of this publication is
Report (issue)
OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 70-50 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR OTTAWA TO NORTH BAY, ONTARIO; HULL...by mail from Information Canada, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and...and Information Canada bookshops in HALIFAX - 1735 Barrington Street MONTREAL - 1182 St. Catherine Street...Price subject to change without notice Information Canada Ottawa 1971 - iii - CONTENTS Page Abstract..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluff Point Mine . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
2- -'/ % • / • '• f • ' * * ' < €•"••- Ontario Geological Survey Mineral Deposits Circular 23... Radioactive Mineral Deposits of the Pembroke-Renfrew Area by S.L. Masson and J.B. Gordon This project...Governments of Canada and Ontario 1981 Ministry of Hon James A c Au|d - - - Minister Ontario Natural..._ x «0MNR-OGS1981 Printed In Canada Publications of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and...Whitney Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, and the Ontario Government Bookstore, 880 Bay Street, Toronto.
Journal (issue)
Rocks and Minerals of Ontario -- H f ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS Honourable...and Minerals of Ontario By D. F. HEWITT Chief, Industrial Mineral Section Ontario Department of Mines... (Courtesy The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited). Centre left: Eurypterus lacustris, an...lagoon about 400 m.y. ago; Welland County. (Courtesy Shell Canada Ltd.). right: left: — — — Centre...are common in Paleozoic limestones throughout Ontario. A large crinoid reef extended along presentday
in the field ~“ Various geological locations iin Canada© Physical properties of minerals and rocks, and...surrounded ce ne white calcite, from!iheBluebell Mine; Riondel, Digitized by the Internet Archive...acknowledges with thanks the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ontario Arts Council for their support...acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development...activities. Ss Canada Council for the Arts Conseil des Arts du Canada vw ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL CONSEIL
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acknowledges with thanks the Canada Council for the Arts. and the Ontario Arts Council for their support...acknowledge the financial suppo1t of the Government of Canada through the Book Pubbshing lndus!Jy Development...publishing activities. Canada Council for the Arts Conseil des Arts du Canada PA ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL JI-I\...CONSEIL DES ARTS DE L'ONTARIO Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Grice, Joel Beginner's...Key How to Tdentify a Rock Geological Regions of Canada 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 Metallic Minerals
Report (issue)
MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF CANADA F. M. Vokes $4.50 1963 MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF CANADA 2,500-1962-1992 56160-5-1...Lacarne mine of Molybdenite Corporation of Canada, Limited (June 1958). GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA ECONOMIC...MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS OF CANADA By F. M. Vokes DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND TECHNICAL SURVEYS CANADA ROGER DUHAMEL...most of the important molybdenum-bearing areas in Canada. Because of the growing interest in molybdenum...J. M. HARRISON, Director, Geological Survey of Canada. OTTAWA, January 5, 1960. v CONTENTS CHAPTER
Journal (issue)
Articles Amethyst from the Thunder Bay region, Ontario .................................................Donald Elliott at the Diamond Willow mine near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt...Leicestershire LE7 7Qb Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1N8 South Africa:...Rubellite Tourmaline on Albite from the Itatiaia mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Rubellite crystal measures...Bay Region, Ontario by Donald G. Elliott P.O. Box 253 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 4V8 Canada methyst from
Journal (issue)
index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act...referred to as Glamorgan. The new counties and county boroughs brought in by the Lieutenancies Act of...Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham...(2000) Famous mineral localities: Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall, England 20:7-37 Bevins, R
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content... . ; Ontario Geological Survey, ...670-5691 Toll Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Local: (705) 670-5691 Toll Free:...(inside Canada, United States) Local: (416) 326-2678 Toll Free: 1-800-668-9938 (inside Canada, United
Book (edition)
GEOLOGY OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. I. AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF CANADA BASED ON A...MINERALS AND GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL CANADA, COMPRISING THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. BY E. J. CHAPMAN... Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundied and eighty-eight...by THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY (LIMITED;, Toronto, Ontario, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture....of the two central provinces of the Dominion Ontario and Quebec. In its plan, it embraces five These
Journal (issue)
Some classic mineral localities in Southeastern Ontario..................................................Collins The Lake Clear-Kuehl Lake area, Renfrew County, Ontario..........................................and descloizite from the Chalk Mountain mine, Churchill County, Nevada .................................Leicestershire LE7 7QB Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills, Ontario M3C 1N8 South Africa:...(503) 269-9032 The Mineralogical Association of Canada Recent Special Issues: Nickel-sulfide and PlatinumGroup-Element
gypsum; (3) calcite; (4) fluorite; (5) apatite; (6) orthoclase; (7) quartz; (8) topaz; (9) corundum; (10) diamond...(vertical). The angle between a and c is necessarily greater than 90°. The angle between a and b and between...unequal axes, all with oblique intersections (greater than 90°), are called triclinic. The a axis is... In Canada, as sheets and irregular masses in veins at Cobalt, Gowganda, and O’Brien in Ontario; as nice...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good
Book (edition)
(3) calcite; (4) fluorite; (5) apatite; (6) orthoclase; (7) quartz; (8) topaz; (9) corundum; (10) diamond...(vertical). The angle between a and ¢ is necessarily greater than 90°. The angle between a and 6 and between...unequal axes, all with oblique intersections (greater than 90°), are called triclinic. The a axis is... In Canada, as sheets and irregular masses in veins at Cobalt, Gowganda, and O’Brien in Ontario; as ...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good
Report (issue)
. . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 12 14 14 Canada. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Canada.. . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...page 246; Italy, page 246; Portugal, page 248; Spain, page 248; France, page 248; England, page 250;...ILLUSTRATIONS. Geological map (No. 1023), Central Ontario showing position of eevera1 belta of corundum-bearing.... ..... . . . . . . . . . 57 Craig mine, Raglan township, Ontario (No. 1473) . . . . . . . . • . . .
Journal (issue)
Articles Famous mineral localities: the Taewha mine, K orea...........................................interesting radioactive minerals from the Bancroft area, Ontario .......................................... 153...COVER: WULFENITE with mimetitefrom the San Francisco mine near Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico. The large crystal...Leicestershire LE7 7Qb Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills, Ontario M3C1N8 back issue...IL) Bart Cannon (Seattle, WA) J. Chaver (Madrid, Spain) Columbine Mineral Shop (Ouray, CO) Larry Conklin
Catalog/List
VISHNEVITE slightly pale blue, small massive areas in Orthoclase with micro spots of melanite garnet Loch Borralan...flat calcite-- attractive piece 6x4. Whitesmith Mine Stontian Scotland £25 7 ElJDIAL YTE rich red masses...covering all over the top surface 4x3cm Cassagna Mine, Ne Liguria Italy £ 25 14 STRONTIO-ORTHO JOAQU1N1TE...pinkish micro crystals on Boracite crystals Boulby mine Loftus Yorkshire 3x2cm £18 16 PRICEITE hard white...orange crystal sections on lx2cm surface Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia Italy £8 18 NATIVE COPPER a cleaned
Report (Issue volume)
ieod ad 11tt~ e~ i# {1anada Volume II ONTARIO and QUEBEC Ann P. Sabina MISCELLANEOUS REPORT 8 Issued...Issued by THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa $1.65 © Crown...Queen's Printer, Ottawa, the Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, and at the following Canadian...available for reference in public libraries across Canada. Price $ l.65 Catalogue No . M41-8 / 8-2 Price...Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery Ottawa, Canada 1964 Page • INTRODUCTION 2 • A note on Canadian
Report (volume)
.................. 9 21 21 22 22 Apatites of Canada ............................................................ ............ .... 42 Apatites of Spain...................... .......................................................... Phosphorites of Spain................... ...............................Olyinpia, Bath County, Ky............................... 2. Apatite in the Bonanza pit, Union mine, Portland...Portland, Ottawa County, Quebec .............................'................-- .......-... 3. Section on
Catalog/List
limonile ........... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen...Copper aluminum silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on...Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoirna Canyon Large black tabular crystals in...basic sulfate of aluminum and potassium Utah .Piute County, Tushar Mountains, Marysvale ----i'>ink crystalline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gibbsite, biotite, chlorite, muscovite, 429 Groverake mine, Rookhope, Weardale, Durham, copper, copiapite,...lepidolite, 289 Derbyshire Cobbler mine, Bonsall, fluorite, 4oi Jughole mine, Masson Hill, Matlock, fluorite...fluorite, baryte, 81 I Ladywash mine, Eyam, fluorite, 4Ol Mare Tot mine, Castleton, fluorite (Blue John), 363...Masson Hill, Matlock, fluorite, baryte, 81 I Oxclose mine, Masson Hill, Matlock, fluorite, baryte, bravoite...(in railway tunnel), 818 France Bauzot uranium mine, Issy l't~v~que, Sa6ne-etLoire, fluorite, 4oi Mont
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite (Wright, 1915). 2Hr U.S.N.M.96611\ Santa Niio Mine, Patagonia Mts., 2Ht U.S.N.M. 9749U Santa Cruz Co...about this specimen Harvardunnumbered Kenawyer Mine, King's River Catryon, Fresno Co., Calif. 2Ht ...region. Tbis specimen is probabiy from the Alpine Mine, south of Lake Tahoe, where molybdenite occurs together...This third type also contains pyrite, sericite, orthoclase, and fluorite. The main Climax ore is an altered...(Endlich, 1878). Harvard unnumbered Mountain Lion Mine, Boulder Co., Colorado. 1859 OF MOLYBDENITE Magnolia
Journal (issue)
Gordon Todd CIRCULATION MANAGER Jean C. Spence 16 ONTARIO Roy Starkey DESIGN Max D. Freier 20 DIARY of...formed by the action of natural weathering in mines, mine spoil, and so on, will still be regarded as minerals...creating new species. Those formed by the action of mine fires however, will no longer be accepted as minerals...hillside to the east of the dyke. ollectors and mine historians visiting the Lake District should be...Similar material has also been found at nearby Mexico Mine. Tsumcbitc associated with well crystallised brochantite
Report (issue)
PAPER 69-45 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES A CATALOGUE OF...MINERALS R. J. Traill ' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 69-45 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...n's Printer, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and Canadian Government bookshops...to change without notic e Queen ' s Printer for Canada Ottawa 1970 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...has elapsed since T . Sterry Hunt in Geology of Canada, 1863 , presented the first descriptive list of
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museum quality but many minerals can be found on mine dumps or can be purchased or traded. After introducing...volcanic eruption. Plutonic rocks are formed at much greater depth and thus cool far more slowly. Among the...larger than those in extrusive rocks due to the greater time they have to grow before rapid cooling. Some...grain structure. It contains mostly quartz and orthoclase feldspar with some smaller amounts of a darker...produced where necessary. Monoclinic system Orthoclase The monoclinic system has three crystallographic
 
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