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Epidote from
Canada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Habit:as unakite admixture
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Canada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119557
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119557:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘWilberforce Graphite Mine (Virginia Graphite Mine), Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘHighway 28 Eel's Creek roadcut, Anstruther Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘGreyhawk Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘHickey Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘNational Graphite Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘWoodcox Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘLot 4, Concession I, The Ridge, Wollaston Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘHighway 28 East tourmaline occurrence, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
36.9km (23.0 miles) ⓘLake St.Peter roadcut, McClure Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182 pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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