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Fluorite from
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite24
Calcite23
Diopside6
Apatite5
Pyroxene Group4
Microcline3
Diopside-Hedenbergite Series2
Thorianite2
Quartz1
Pyrite1
Phlogopite1
Titanite1
Scapolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45355
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45355:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.8km (1.1 miles) Huddersfield Uranium mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) Elliott's Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
43.6km (27.1 miles) Blue Sea Lake amazonite occurrence, La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
48.7km (30.3 miles) Moss Mine, Pontiac, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
58.0km (36.1 miles) Jamieson Lime Quarry, Horton, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
58.7km (36.5 miles) Scheel Drive roadcut, McNab Township, McNab/Braeside, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
62.3km (38.7 miles) Kingdon Mine (Fitzroy Mine; Galetta Mine), Fitzroy Township, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
62.5km (38.8 miles) Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
66.4km (41.2 miles) Schorl and Ilmenite occurrence, Autoroute 5 roadcuts, Autoroute 5 extension, Autoroute 5, Chelsea, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
66.6km (41.4 miles) Leduc Mine, Lake Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield, Val-des-Monts, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
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