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Zircon from
Blue Mountain Quarry (Unimin Quarry), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Mountain Quarry (Unimin Quarry), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:863403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:863403:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘNephton Quarry (Craig Pit; American Nepheline Co. Mine), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘDeloro Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘDeloro area, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘDyno Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘCavendish Uranium Mine, Cavendish Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 2, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘCanada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘWest Lake Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘMadawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
MDI Number: MDI31C12NW00006
McLemore, V.T. (2006) Nepheline Syenite. In Industrial Minerals and Rocks (7th ed.) Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, CO. p.653-670.
 
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