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Edingtonite from
Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada


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Edingtonite, etc.

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edingtonite

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edingtonite

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edingtonite, etc.

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
06711310017272027892047.jpg
Edingtonite, etc.

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
06749350017272027904142.jpg
Edingtonite

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
01941200017369344995708.jpg
Edingtonite

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edingtonite, etc.

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edingtonite, etc.

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
06749350017272027904142.jpg
Edingtonite

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
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Edingtonite

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
01968670017272028067240.jpg
Edingtonite, etc.

Brunswick No. 12 mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Edingtonite
Formula:Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Habit:orthorhombic crystals up to 14mm in diameter and over 4.5cm long
Colour:lustrous white to colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore3
Sphalerite1
Quartz1
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Edingtonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50323:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Grice, J. D., Gault, R. A., Ansell, H. G. (1984) Edingtonite: the first two Canadian occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 22 (2) 253-258
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
 
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