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Quartz from
Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite10
Calcite8
Goethite3
Ankerite3
Manganite3
Hematite2
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46020
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46020:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Errington pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Hogarth pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Roberts pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.5 miles) Roberts pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
1.1km (0.7 miles) Hogarth pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
1.9km (1.2 miles) Errington pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
2.9km (1.8 miles) Caland pit, Schwenger Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
3.0km (1.8 miles) Steep Rock Island, Steep Rock Lake, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
19.0km (11.8 miles) Sapawe Mine (Atiko mine), McCaul Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
48.6km (30.2 miles) Poohbah Lake Alkalic Complex, Sturgeon Lake Area and Burt Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
53.5km (33.3 miles) Nipigon Reefs Project, Seagull Lake complex, Seagull Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
70.6km (43.9 miles) Raleigh Lake pegmatites, Raleigh Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
70.7km (43.9 miles) Huronian Mine (Moss Mine; Ardeen Mine), Moss Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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