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Tremolite from
Perth area, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:Described by Thomson (1836) as raphilite = synonyme of tremolite
Habit:aciculaire
Colour:White with nuances of bluegreen.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perth area, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684165
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684165:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘDewitts Corners area, Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘPlayfair Mine (Dalhousie Mine; Lanark Iron Mine), Dalhousie Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘChristies Lake Mine, South Sherbrooke Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘHighway 7 Roadcut, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘCameron Quarry, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘMorton Creek Occurrence, South Crosby Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘCaldwell Mine, Lavant Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘRadenhurst Mine, Lavant Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘThirty Island Iron occurrence, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
References
Thomson, Thomas (1836) Outlines of Mineralogy, Geology and Mineral Analysis Vol. 1. Baldwin & Craddock. 734 pp.pp.153-154
 
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