| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Occurs in the Algoman formation, early Precambrian granite (quartz monzonite). |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hematite | 39 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| - var Eisenkiesel | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Diamond Willow Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (49 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 62985 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:62985:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘBlue Point Amethyst Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘDetroit-Algoma Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘBarrett Mine (Noyes South mine; Breezy Mountain mine), McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘBill's Old Amethyst Mine, Pearl Station area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘMoon Light Mine, Pearl Station area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘPearl Lake Amethyst quarry, Pearl Station area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘGagnon Falls occurrence (Noyes North occurrence), McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘPearl Station area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘEnterprise Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBoulder Creek Amethyst quarry, Pearl Station area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
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Diamond Willow Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada