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Quartz from
McCormack Mine (North and South), Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:The quartz here has a weird etched look to it, it really doesn't look too 'glassy' to me. It is generally smoky and colorless, but smoky varieties almost look like a smoky amethyst possibly because of its surface appearance.
Habit:massive
Colour:black, colorless, smoky amethystine
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view McCormack Mine (North and South), Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987199:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWatson Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPlunkett Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘHybla pegmatite, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘWoodcox Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHighway 62 north roadcut, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHickey Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHybla Road roadcut, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘBartlett Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182 pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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