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Quartz from
Star Mine, Strange Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, 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 Star Mine, Strange Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:655641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:655641:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘScripture Mine, Lismore Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘWest End Mine, Silver Mountain mines, Lybster Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWoodside's Vein (Partridge Rock occurrence), Lybster Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘEast End Mine, Silver Mountain mines, Lybster Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPalisades Mine, Lybster Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine, Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Keystone), O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘPorcupine Mine (Creswel; Twin City; Twin Cities Mine), Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Mine, Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘBadger Mine, Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
Vos, M. A., 1976, Amethyst Deposits of Ontario, Ontario Division of Mines, pp. 99..
 
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