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Microcline from
Purdy Mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purdy Mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92596:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘCroteau mine, Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘPurdy mine, Calvin Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘEau Claire beryl occurrence (MacLaren), Calvin Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMattawan Mine (O'Brien-Fowler), Mattawan Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘMcMeekin Amazonite occurrence, Cameron Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘCallander Bay alkaline complex, North Bay area, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘMuskwa Lake mine (Brent), Deacon Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘSausage Lake Pit, Laurier Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘNipissing amazonite occurrence, Patterson Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘLac Sairs Amazonite Occurrence, Lac Sairs, TÃĐmiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-TÃĐmiscamingue, QuÃĐbec, Canada
References
Sabina, A. P. (1971) Rocks and minerals for the collector Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec. Paper 70-50. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/102463
 
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