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Microcline from
McKenzie Lake Mine (Gunter Quarry), Sabine Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view McKenzie Lake Mine (Gunter Quarry), Sabine Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760262:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘH.Bolton Property, Sabine Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘJ.G. Gole Quarry, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘMadawaska River mine, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘCameron and Aleck mine, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCameron mine, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘPlexman mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘSpectacle Lake mine (Lake mine; Lake quarry), Spectacle Lake (Wolfsden Lake), Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘDeady Mine (Causeway Mine), Jones Township, Madawaska Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘHickey Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines MDI Number: MDI31E08SE00004
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182 pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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