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Quartz from
McGown Mine, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, 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 McGown Mine, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814828:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘBeatty and Wilcox Mine, Cowper Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘConcession II, Lot 14, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘMcDougall, McDougall Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘIndustrial Minerals Corporation Feldspar pit, Christie Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘWilcox Mine, Cowper Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘBrignall Mine (McQuire and Robinson), Conger Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘMcQuire Mine, Conger Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘBlackstone Lake, Parry Sound area, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘOjaipee Mine, Conger Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘArmstrong and Matchett property, Christie Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
References
Jas. E. Thomson and S. A. Ferguson, W. G. Q. Johnston, E. G. Pye, W. S. Savage, and Robert Thomson (1957) Metal Resources Circular No. 2 OF THE ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Deposits in Ontario (Revised to February, 1957)
 
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