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Albite from
Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


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Peristerite

Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Peristerite

Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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Peristerite

Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:peristerite hear has pleasing blue schiller. Small nicely formed titanites can be found. Amazonite is scarce. Jarosite occurs as a pestering coating on feldspar. most plag requires cleaving to see if it has schiller.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Watson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44858
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44858:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘPlunkett Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMcCormack Mine (North and South), Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHybla area, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘMacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHybla pegmatite, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘWoodcox Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘGraphite Road roadcut, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘNear Graphite Road, Musclow Greenview Road roadcuts, Monteagle 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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