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Feldspar Group from
Central Claim pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Feldspar Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Feldspar Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Central Claim pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1264077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1264077:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Feldspar Group
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatites, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘIrgon pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘEagle pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘOre Fault deposit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘCubo No. 1 pegmatite, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘStannite pegmatite, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘRL3 pegmatite, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘRush group, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘTanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBuck claim, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
References
Bannatyne, B.B. (1985) Industrial Minerals in Rare-element Pegmatites of Manitoba. Economic Geology Report ER84-1, Manitoba Energy and Mines Geological Services.
 
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