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Quartz from
Huronian Mine (Moss Mine; Ardeen Mine), Moss Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huronian Mine (Moss Mine; Ardeen Mine), Moss Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143299:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘTip Top Mine (North Coldstream Mine), Burchell Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘNipigon Reefs Project, Seagull Lake complex, Seagull Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘRay Smith prospect, Haines Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘLake Saganaga-Gold Island Prospect, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSapawe Mine (Atiko mine), McCaul Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘStar Mine, Strange Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘCaland pit, Schwenger Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘSpalding Mine, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘErrington pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘRoberts pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
References
Ref.: R.J. Traill 1983
Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper MP70,464p.
R. P Rothwell (1898) The Mineral Industry, its statistics, technology and trade. Vol. 6 Scientific Publishing Co., New York
Satterly, J. (1977) A Catalogue of the Ontario Localities Represented by the Mineral Collection of the Royal Ontario Museum
 
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