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Peristerite from
Apatite trenches, Miller property trenches, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Classification
Species:Albite var: Peristerite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Peristerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Apatite trenches, Miller property trenches, Miller property, Sebastopol Township, Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901574:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Peristerite
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘKuehl Lake occurrence, Brudenell Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBerger Amazonite occurrence, Wilberforce Township, North Algona Wilberforce, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘMacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘPlunkett Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘCairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘGolding-Keene Quarry, York River area, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘYork River Bridge fill, York River area, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘWatson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
62.8km (39.1 miles) ⓘHybla area, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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