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Diopside from
Wright mine, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Habit:flat prisms
Colour:white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wright mine, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89608
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89608:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘElliott's Mine, Foresters Falls area, Ross Township, Whitewater Region, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘJamieson Lime Quarry, Horton, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘRenprior Mine, Admaston Township, Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘNew Calumet Mines, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘZenith Mine (Phoenix Mine), Bagot Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCole Mine, Bromley Township, Admaston/Bromley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘHighway 22 scapolite occurrence, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘRadnor mine, Grattan Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘHighway 301 Roadcut, Litchfield, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMorin Sand and Gravel Quarry, Litchfield, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, 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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