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Quartz from
Thunder Bay Mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thunder Bay Mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:868524
Long-form Identifier:1:3:868524:7
GUID (UUID V4):51a6dbd9-c893-455f-b7c0-c2f1fe61725b
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTerry Fox Memorial access road cut, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘThunder Bay Agate mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCurrent River Ward, Thunder Bay (City), Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMt Baldy occurrence (David Galley occurrence), MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘShuniah Mine (Duncan), McIntyre Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘOsmun Mine, McIntyre Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘEmmons mine, McIntyre Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘSilver Harbour Mine (Beck Mine; Three A Mine; 3 A), MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘMacKenzie River Locality, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
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Report (issue)
AMETHYST DEPOSITS OF ONTARIO by M.A. Vos Geological Guidebook No. 5 ONTARIO DIVISION OF MINES MINISTRY...coloured robes. Ontario has recently1 chosen amethyst, the purple variety of quartz, to be the official...has been designated as part of the symbolism of Ontario, for this province has had a long association with...establishment of many settlements in northern Ontario and the development of the arterial transportation...This province has had a long acquaintance with quartz and its many varieties. T h e presence of these
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
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...Early Precambrian pillow lavas; Munekun Lake, District of Kenora. (Courtesy L. D. Ayres). Lower right:... Pye). Upper Back Cover Upper Upper Gold in quartz, Leitch Gold Mines; Beardmore. (Courtesy E. G.... (Courtesy The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited). Centre left: Eurypterus lacustris, an
Report (issue)
Energy, Mines and Resources Canada E:nergie, Mines et Ressourees Canada Canada THE ENERGY OF OUR RESOURCES...POWER OF OUR IDEAS COVER Left: Amethyst - Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specimen measures 4.5 cm across the base...no. 17206. GSC 204971-1 Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 49 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR... © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1991 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...bookstores or by mail from Canada Communication Group - Publishing Ottawa, Canada KIA OS9 and from. Geological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the AMETHYST MINES in the Thunder Bay Area Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Figure 1 View of the North...North Shore of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay from Amethyst Harbour. DANIEL E. KILE 5176 Black Bear Run Littleton...subsurface inclusions of hematite from the Thunder Bay Amethyst mine, collected in 1978. Specimen 14.4 cm wide...town of Thunder Bay and nearby mines; map prepared by William Besse. T he Thunder Bay district in Ontario...Ontario, Canada, is noted for spectacular amethyst clusters that are often distinctive due to microscopic
Report (issue)
Price 75 cents 1963 GEOLOGICAL SUR VEY CANADA OF CANADA PAPER 63-18 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR:... DEPARTMENT MINES AND OF TECHNICAL SURVEYS CANADA - i - CONTENTS Page Introduction . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falcon gold mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McMillan Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Massey mine .. .. . . . . . . . ..... ... .. . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed...indicated, copyright is held by the King’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content...form: Ontario Geological Survey 2022. Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2022; Ontario Geological...Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2022, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6390, p.31-1...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca The Purchase
Report (issue)
ANDD OOTHE HEAVY Ma ZZ 229 Al Ferguson, Ontario float, ZZ Stewart A. occurrences placer 229...229 gold, of and Al Ferguson, Ontario float, Stewart A. occurrences of placer gold, and NATURAL...February, 1975). ine Ontario Geological Survey Mineral Deposits Circular 17 ONTARIO OCCURRENCES OF FLOAT...Ferguson and E.B. Freeman 1978 Reprinted (57) Ontario by Ministry of Northern Development and Mines...0-7743-5522-0 Printed in Canada Reprinted with corrections Reprinted 1988 of the Ontario Geological Publications
Journal (issue)
New York Articles Amethyst from the Thunder Bay region, Ontario .......................................AMETHYSTINE QUARTZ group 4 x 5 cm, collected in 1978 by Donald Elliott at the Diamond Willow mine near Thunder...Thunder Bay, Ontario. Photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt, Los Angeles. England: Roger S. Harker 2 Wellsic...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
Book
enOLOGIOAT SURVEY OF CANADA. AALFRED R C.SELWYN, C. M. G., LL.D. F.RS., Director GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...17 20 v1 GEOLOGICAL TABLE OF SURVEY OF CANADA. CONTENTS— Continued. OXYGEN saLTs—Continued...ceived ssmam sits)s Gold-bearing rocks, other than quartz, also auriferous arsenopyrite and stibnite .. 2... TABLE METALS oe AND OF THEIR SURVEY OF CANADA. CONTENTS—Continued. ORES—Continued. . Tron...and silver ores—above). Silver ores from the Thunder Bay mining region, Lake: Superior) Ontapioas aah
Report (issue)
B.Freeman 7 ame B25 CLE) veed Ferguson, Ontario float, Be. Stewart A. occurrences of placer...placer gold, and Be9 wihth Ferguson, Ontario float, Stewart A. occurrences placer gold, of and...February, 1975). II Ontario Geological Survey Mineral Deposits Circular 17 ONTARIO OCCURRENCES OF FLOAT...Ferguson and E.B.Freeman 1978 Reprinted by , Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines Sean...Printed in Canada Reprinted with corrections 1982 Reprinted 1988 Publications of the Ontario Geological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
anomalousleads. Wilson, Russell and Farquhar in Canada,and Cahen, Houtermansand others in Europe have...Theseanomalous leads(includingsamples from Sudbury,Ontario, and Joplin, Missouri) requirethat their historiesbe...leadsin basementrocks are not (e.g., Keewatin gold quartz veins). Those of Joplin are now well known,and...Hill, N. S. W., Kimberly, B.C., Sudburyand Thunder Bay, Ontario, and elsewherehave shownvein material in...analysesof leadsfrom the nickel orebodiesof Sudbury, Ontario. These dearly fall into two groups; a less radiogenicone
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
southern boundary of the Wabigoon subprovince, Ontario, and implications for gold mineralization1 Bruno...Archean Wabigoon subprovince, Superior Province, Ontario. The belt consists of shear-bounded interleaved...archéenne de Wabigoon, Province du Supérieur, Ontario. La ceinture comprend des unités métasédimentaires...Wabigoon subprovince of the Superior Province, Ontario (Fig. 1). Gold deposits at Geraldton are classic...Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Canada. G.M. Stott. Precambrian Section, Ontario Geological Survey, Willet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
part of the Wabigoon-Quetico boundary in northern Ontario JONATHAN R. DEVANEY Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience...Ottawa, Ont., Canada KIN 6N5 AND HOWARD R. WILLIAMS Precambrian Geology Section, Ontario Geological Survey...Survey, 77 Grenville St., Toronto, Ont., Canada M7A 1 W4 Can. J. Earth Sci. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress...1. Mapping at 1 : 15 840 scale, chiefly by the Ontario Geological Survey (for details of earlier work...stratigraphic sequence, similar to Printed in Canada / Imprim6 au Canada that of an idealized greenstone belt
Book
Thunder Bay District 1821-1892 This volume is a pioneering excursion into the documentary history...northern Ontario. Previously published original docuÂŹ ments on the history of the Thunder Bay area have...considerably later than any of the other volumes in the Ontario Series. The documents tell the story of the silver...basis for continuing research into northwestern Ontario history. ELIZABETH ARTHUR is the chairman of the...Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. She has lived in the District of Thunder Bay for more than twenty
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from Canada Downloaded by [Florida International University] at 19:52 23 August 2013 C anada is home...from emerald to sapphire, Canada has it all. Yet, for most of its history, Canada has been regarded as a...in Canada (fig. 1). Some gem localities, such as those for amethyst from Nova Scotia and Ontario, have...sapphire in Nunavut, emerald in the Yukon and Ontario, and peridot, topaz, and aquamarine in British...BRADLEY S. WILSON PO Box 352 Kingston, Ontario K7L 4W2 Canada brad@alpinegems.ca   96*2: 405,9(3:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada suggest that in the Lower Proterozoic oil was generated...pyrobitumens range from 0.9% for Elliot Lake, Ontario, to 9.5% for Iron River, Michigan, and H/C ratios...range from 0.6 for Elliot Lake to 0.1 for Sudbury, Ontario. When compared with the stages of petroleum maturation... Proterozoic Nonesuch shale in the White Pine District of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Hunt, 1979; Tissot...the Great Lakes Region of the United States and Canada (Kwaitkowski, 1975; Mancuso and Seavoy, 1981; Hayatsu
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...form: Ontario Geological Survey 2020. Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2020; Ontario Geological...gold database; in Summary of Field Work, 2020, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6370, p.10-1...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca The Purchase
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
Report (issue)
United States of America PHOTO CREDITS Cover: Quartz variety amethyst, 10.5 cm tall Goboboseb Mountains...photo © 2009 GIA Page 2 Quartz variety amethyst, 3.5 cm tall Kakamunurle Mine, Kar0r, Tamil Nadu, India...collection, Marie-Lan Nguyen photo Upper middle: Quartz variety amethyst (Japan-law twin), 1.6 cm tall...photo, circa 2004 Bottom: Quartz variety amethyst, 6.7 cm tall Wattika Mine, Murzinka, Sverdlovskaya Oblast'...the word "amethyst" refers to macrocrystalline quartz that is violet or purple and is derived from the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Pete Hollings a,∗ , Mark Smyk b , Larry...Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada Ontario Geological Survey, 435 James St. South, Thunder Bay, ON P7E...P7E 6S7, Canada c Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G...T6G 2E3, Canada d Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga...Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23 April 2009 Received
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulfide and native copper deposits of the White Pine mine area, and Cu-Ni sulfide deposits in the Duluth Complex...volcanic rocks, dominantly high-A1 ol- ivine- to quartz-tholeiites and Fe-Ti basalts, form thick sequences...Martineau ( 1989 ) Great Lakes nickel deposit, Ontario disseminated po, cpy, cub, pt sulfides in gabbro...Eckstrand and others ( 1989 ) Coldwell Complex, Ontario disseminated cpy, po, cub, pt ( + PGE) in gabbro... Coldwell and Killala Lake Alkalic Complexes, Ontario accessory phases apatite and pyrochlore in gabbro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Amethyst Deposits of the Thunder Bay Area, Ontario, Canada DANIEL E . KILE 333 Salem Street Aurora,...Colorado 80011 T H E T H U N D E R BAY REGION IN ONTARIO PROV­ I N C E , Canada, has long been noted as a source...approximately 35 miles northeast of the city of Thunder Bay. Access is from Highway 11-17, which follows...Background Figure 1: Overview of the Thunder Bay Amethyst mine quarry in 1982. Elbow Lake is in the background...dezvous. A noteworthy point of interest in the Thunder Bay area is the excellent reconstruction of this
Report (volume)
\)< 74- ^* © 1974, Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, Inc. The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society...incorporated in 1971, was formerly the ThunÂŹ der Bay Historical Society (founded in 1908). This volume...Publishing and Printing, Thunder Bay. FOREWORD Sept. 27, 1974 Volume 2 of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum...year’s “Papers and Records”. During 1974 the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society was successful in securing...Canadian art and historic treasures on tour across Canada. It will be constructed on the grounds of Confederation
 
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