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Rutile from
Marble quarry (Kettle River Rock quarry), Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spinel4
Zirconolite2
Hydroxylapatite1
Pargasite1
Geikielite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marble quarry (Kettle River Rock quarry), Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:755792
Long-form Identifier:1:3:755792:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘMastodon chrome-nickel deposit, Castle Mountain, Cascade, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘKeno Mine (Evening Star Mine; Wellington Camp), Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘMinnie Moore occurrence, Wilgress Lake, Summit Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mountain Mine, Northport Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mo deposits, Red Mountain, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Southwest Zone and Gold Bowl (Crown Jewel) Zone, Buckhorn Mountain, Myer Creek Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘKatie porphyry copper-gold deposit, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘBlu Starr, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘCarmi Moly deposit, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Richard Gunter specimens, ID by XRD
 
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