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Quartz from
Silver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Huntilite6
Dolomite6
Wurtzite3
Native Silver3
Galena2
Annabergite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Islet mine, Silver Islet, Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21732
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21732:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘArsenic occurrence (Cross Property), Edward Island, Porphyry Island Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘSilver Harbour Mine (Beck Mine; Three A Mine; 3 A), MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMacKenzie River Locality, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘ7Z Mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘPass Lake area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMcKellar Island (South McKellar Island), Spar and Victoria Islands Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘTobin Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘCaribou Islands, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘThunder Bay Agate mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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