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Gypsum from
Wentworth quarry (Fundy Gypsum; Canadian Gypsum Company), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wentworth quarry (Fundy Gypsum; Canadian Gypsum Company), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:819310
Long-form Identifier:1:3:819310:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘWindsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘClifton Quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSt. Croix, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBlack's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘCheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘTennycape mine (Teny Cape mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘCape Blomidon, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘClarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘBayer's Lake pegmatites (north), Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘWest Bay Cliff, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Papezik, V. S., Fong, C. C. K. (1975) Howlite and ulexite from the Carboniferous gypsum and anhydrite beds in western Newfoundland. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (4) 370-376
 
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