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Thorite from
Rockingham Mines occurrence, Brudenell Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Thorite
Formula:Th(SiO4)
Comments:Partial analysis yielded: SiO2 19.81, PbO 1.72, U3 O8 20.73, ThO2 40.37, REE <0.2, Fe2O3 0.2, CaO 5.17, H2O 9.88, total 98.08. Had a specific gravity of 4.3
Habit:As subhedral crystals in leucogranite cementing brecciated metapyroxenite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockingham Mines occurrence, Brudenell Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987104:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thorite
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBeryl Pit, Quadeville area, Lyndoch Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘEdgemont Mine, Raglan Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘHenderson property, Raglan Township, Brudenell-Lyndoch-and-Raglan, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘH. Sundstrom property, Carlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘSpain Mine, Griffith Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘMentor Exploration occurrence, Carlow Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘS.J. Carr occurrence, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘGenesee No. 2 Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘQuirk showing, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
R.J Traill 1983
MDI Number: MDI31F06NW00049
 
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