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Zircon from
Nephton Quarry (Craig Pit; American Nepheline Co. Mine), 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 Nephton Quarry (Craig Pit; American Nepheline Co. Mine), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:863429
Long-form Identifier:1:3:863429:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBlue Mountain Quarry (Unimin Quarry), Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘCavendish Uranium Mine, Cavendish Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘDeloro Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘDeloro area, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘDyno Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 2, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘGill Quarries, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
41.1km (25.5 miles) ⓘRare Earth Mine No. 1, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘCrystal Lake Mine (Silver Crater Mine), Galway Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘFraser Quarry, Glamorgan Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
References
MDI Number: MDI31D09NE00006
 
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