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Quartz from
Star mine (Star of the East), Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star mine (Star of the East), Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78378:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘKashawakamak occurrence, Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘOre Chimney Mine (Bey Mines), Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘPay Rock occurrence, Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘGold Base occurrence, Kennebec Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘFernleigh occurrence, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘSwaugers Lake Occurrence, Clarendon Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘOrser Mine, Effingham Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine (Republic Lead; Sumach; Continental), Elzevir Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘLong Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1987) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 41. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/122460
 
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