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Diopside from
South Bay, Chandos Lake, Chandos Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Bay, Chandos Lake, Chandos Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896469
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896469:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘCoe Hill Iron Mine, Wollaston Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBlue Mountain Quarry (Unimin Quarry), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘRoute 620 road cut, Wollaston Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘDyno Turn, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘHWY 118 Rd cuts, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘLockwoods Farm occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘMadawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘSilver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘKemp prospect (Kemp property; Kemp uranium mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 1, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
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