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


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Diopside

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

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

Salerno Lake occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Comments:Occurres as white, gray, and green crystals to several inches, in coarse calcite.
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Ion Microprobe
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tremolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salerno Lake occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671640:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘHighway 507 graphite occurrence, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘSouth Half, Lot 6, Concession 9, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘCanadian All Metals Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCaribou Road roadcut, Minden Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘPaxton Mine, Lutterworth Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘPadwell 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
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 1, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘCudney occurrence, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
References
Microprobe analysis by Glen Poirier at the Canadian Museum of Nature
Peck, W. H., Rathkopf, C. A., Mathur, R. D., & Matt, P. D. (2022). Stable isotope (C, O, S, and Zn) geochemistry of marble-hosted exhalative zinc deposits in the Central Metasedimentary Belt, Grenville Province, Canada: Insights into ore deposition and tectonic setting. Ore Geology Reviews, 105057.
 
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