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Muscovite from
Boyce Mine (Kent; Anglo-Canadian; Otty Lake), North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada


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Wilsonite, etc.

Boyce Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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Wilsonite, etc.

Boyce Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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Wilsonite, etc.

Boyce Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boyce Mine (Kent; Anglo-Canadian; Otty Lake), North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010452:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘAndrew Lake occurrence, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘCameron Quarry, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘRock Lake Mine, Storrington Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘSt. Lawrence deposit, Leeds Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘLacey Mine (Smith and Lacey Mine; G.E. Mine), Loughborough Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘSwaugers Lake Occurrence, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘFernleigh occurrence, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘJamieson Lime Quarry, Horton, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘPinks Lake Mine, Gatineau Park, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘMarble quarry, Renfrew, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1967) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Eastern Townships and Gaspé, Quebec and parts of New Brunswick. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 66-51, 170 pp.
Sabina, Ann P. (1968) Rock and minerals for the collector: Kingston, Ontario to Lac St-Jean, Quebec. Paper 67-51. Geological Survey of Canada 147 pp.
 
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