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Plagioclase from
Five Mile mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Colour:white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Five Mile mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89347:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘBambrick mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘSpectacle Lake mine (Lake mine; Lake quarry), Spectacle Lake (Wolfsden Lake), Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘPlexman mine, Dickens Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘDeady Mine (Causeway Mine), Jones Township, Madawaska Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘLogan Corundum occurrence, Carlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘWelsh Farm, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘGenesee No. 2 Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘRose Quartz Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, A. P. (1971) Rocks and minerals for the collector Ottawa to North Bay, Ontario; Hull to Waltham, Quebec. Paper 70-50. Geological Survey of Canada 140 pp. doi:10.4095/102463
 
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