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Monazite Group from
Algonquin Mica Mines, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Algonquin Mica Mines, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:862292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:862292:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘFive Mile mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘSpectacle Lake mine (Lake mine; Lake quarry), Spectacle Lake (Wolfsden Lake), Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘCraigmount workings, Craigmont Mine, Raglan Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘCancrinite Hill, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘDesmont Mine (Homer Yellowknife prospect), Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘGibson Road East occurrence, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘDark Star Crystal Mine, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘRiver's occurrence (Yankee Dam), Butt Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
References
Ellsworth, H. V. (1932) Monazite colored by carbon from Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario. American Mineralogist, 17 (1) 19-28
 
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