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Chrysotile from
Cameron Quarry, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:spinel as mauve xls upt 12 mm in diameter
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cameron Quarry, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45027:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘZenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘJamieson Lime Quarry, Horton, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘCross quarry, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘHunt Mine (Belgian), Brougham Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
56.9km (35.3 miles) ⓘMaxwell quarry, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘHaley mine, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1987) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 41. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/122460
 
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