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Nepheline from
Davis Quarry, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Comments:This locality has produced some of the largest euhedral nepheline crystals (to 60 cm long) in the world.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sodalite4
- var Hackmanite4
Biotite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Davis Quarry, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39852:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMorrison Quarry, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘEgan Chute occurrences, York River area, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘYork River skarn, York River area, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGolding-Keene Quarry, York River area, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWelsh Corundum mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘVardy Quarry, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘDavis Hill, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘPrincess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘCancrinite Hill, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRobertson Hill, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, 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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