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Howlite from
Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Howlite

Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Howlite
Formula:Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Howlite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black's quarry, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6295
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6295:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Howlite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘWentworth quarry (Fundy Gypsum; Canadian Gypsum Company), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
How, H. (1868) Contributions to the mineralogy of Nova Scotia. III. Borates and other minerals in anhydrite and gypsum. Silicoborocalcite, a new mineral. Philosophical Magazine 35, (4th Ser.): 32-41: 218.
Dana, James D., Brush, George Jarvis (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.). p.882
Ramik, R.A. (2007) Lost and found: One of Canada’s earliest type mineral localities. Abstracts from the 32rd Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. Rocks & Minerals: 82: 244.
 
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