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Quartz from
Highway 17 roadcut (Rossport; Pays Plat; Sunset vein), Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Amethyst, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
02423590017367963687046.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
03381260017367963743844.jpg
Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Amethyst, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Quartz, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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Amethyst, etc.

Highway 17 roadcut, Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite33
Baryte3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highway 17 roadcut (Rossport; Pays Plat; Sunset vein), Yesno Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9311
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9311:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘRossport veins, Lahontan Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘWinston Lake deposit, Pays Plat Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘNicopor Mine, Pays Plat Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘLongworth claim, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘSt Louis claim, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘCooper claim, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘSjolander-McKirdy, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘEstelle claim, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘSt. Ignace Island area, St.Ignace Island Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘMcKellar-Longworth Mine (North Shore Gold Mine), Priske Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
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