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Tremolite from
Salerno Lake occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as white, gray, light blue/green, and deep smoky brown crystals to several inches, in coarse calcite and massive quartz. Colourless and brown crystals have been found in gem quality but most are fractured.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Ion Microprobe
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salerno Lake occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671639
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671639:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
6.7km (4.2 miles) Dancey Tremolite occurrence, Snowdon Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
12.8km (8.0 miles) Crystal Lake fluoborite occurrence, Galway Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
16.5km (10.3 miles) Dark Star Crystal Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
17.1km (10.6 miles) Bear Lake diggings, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
19.1km (11.8 miles) Millar's Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
20.4km (12.7 miles) Hughes property, Minden Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
20.5km (12.7 miles) Tory Hill area, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
20.5km (12.8 miles) Rare Earth Mine No. 2, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
20.6km (12.8 miles) East Buller tremolite occurrence, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
20.9km (13.0 miles) Davis Lake corundum occurrence (Tett occurrence), Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
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