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Quartz from
Steep Rock Island, Steep Rock Lake, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Steep Rock Island, Steep Rock Lake, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:844580
Long-form Identifier:1:3:844580:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.2 miles) Errington pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
2.6km (1.6 miles) Roberts pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
3.0km (1.8 miles) Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
3.8km (2.4 miles) Hogarth pit, Steep Rock Iron Mine, Freeborn Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
5.7km (3.5 miles) Caland pit, Schwenger Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
21.1km (13.1 miles) Sapawe Mine (Atiko mine), McCaul Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
46.5km (28.9 miles) Poohbah Lake Alkalic Complex, Sturgeon Lake Area and Burt Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
55.7km (34.6 miles) Nipigon Reefs Project, Seagull Lake complex, Seagull Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
69.1km (42.9 miles) Golden Star Mine, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
71.7km (44.6 miles) Raleigh Lake pegmatites, Raleigh Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
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