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Wollastonite from
Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Comments:Crystals to 6cm long, with garnet and calcite. Wollastonite-1A.
(Probably from Gould Island.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Garnet Group2 photos of Wollastonite associated with Garnet Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:852660
Long-form Identifier:1:3:852660:1
GUID (UUID V4):53919509-20f3-4d74-8b5a-649b74aeb772
Localities for Wollastonite in this Region
Gould Prospect (ARDF - CR124), Gould Island, Hetta Inlet, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
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