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Quartz from
Bird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, 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 Bird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49480:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOre Fault deposit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMaskwa Open Pit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDumbarton Mine, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘBEP Pegmatite, Manitoba, Canada
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘTanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘDibs pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘRush group, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSuccess pegmatite, Shatford Creek-Bird River Area, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘTin Island, Shatford Lake pegmatites, Shatford Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘCrocidile pegmatite, Shatford Creek-Bird River Area, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
References
in Report of Activities 2005, Manitoba Industry, Economic Development and Mines, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 156–160.
Nickel, E. H. (1972) Nickeliferous smythite from some Canadian occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (2) 514-519
Murphy, L.A. and Theyer P. (2005) Geology, structure and mineralization of the Ore Fault property, Bird River greenstone belt, southeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 52L5NE and 52L6NW)
 
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