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Violarite from
Whistle Mine, Norman Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Violarite
Formula:Fe2+Ni23+S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Violarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whistle Mine, Norman Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:802121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:802121:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Violarite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorman Property, Norman Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘCapre Lake Mine, Capreol Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘBroken Hammer Deposit, Wisner Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘVictor Deep Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘMaclennan Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘDolmac Mine, Rathbun Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘKirkwood Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘGarson Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘScadding Gold Mine, Scadding Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘLindsley Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
R. G. Arnold and O. P. Malik (1974) Violarite in some nickel ores from Lynn Lake and Thompson, Manitoba, and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Can Mineral, 12:320-326
 
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