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Qualicum Bay Area, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canadai
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Prehnite

Spider Lake Quarry, Qualicum Bay Area, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Prehnite

Spider Lake Quarry, Qualicum Bay Area, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Prehnite

Spider Lake Quarry, Qualicum Bay Area, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Latitude & Longitude:
50° North , 126° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~295km
GRN:
N34W60
Type:
Area
Mindat Locality ID:
277149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277149:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

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