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River Valley Garnet Mine (Industrial Garnet Mine)

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Path to the site

 Kanada / Ontario / Nipissing District / West Nipissing, Municipality / River Valley Garnet Mine (Industrial Garnet Mine)

Exposure description

zwei unmittelbar nebeneunander liegende Fundstellen, die auch auf mindat (von einem Ortskundigen) zusammengefasst sind

Kind of Exposure

Quarry (old)

Geology

Glimmerschieferkörper im Gneis (Biotit-Quarz-Paragneis)

GPS Coordinates

River Valley Garnet Mine


River Valley Garnet Mine

WGS 84: 
Lat.: 46.66477° N, 
Long: 80.17404° W
WGS 84: 
Lat.: 46° 39' 53.172" N,
   Long: 80° 10' 26.544" W
Local weather information, Macrostrat geological map

Mineralienatlas short URL

https://www.mineralatlas.eu/?l=64670
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Shortened path specification

âš’ River Valley Garnet, West Nipissing, Municipality, Nipissing, Ontario, CA
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Important: Before entering this or any other place of discovery you should have a permission of the operator and/or owner. Likewise it is to be respected that necessary safety precautions are kept during the visit.

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River Valley Garnet Mine

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River Valley Garnet Mine (Industrial Garnet Mine)

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German

 Kanada / Ontario / Nipissing District / West Nipissing, Municipality / River Valley Garnet Mine (Industrial Garnet Mine)

English

 Canada / Ontario / Nipissing District / West Nipissing, Municipality / River Valley Garnet Mine

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Detailed Description

Die größten hier gefundenen Granate erreichten angeblich Durchmesser von bis zu 18 cm (!), üblicherweise aber nur eine Größe von ca. 2 cm.

Mineral images (1 Images total)

Almandine
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Almandine
Large and finished all around, Almandine garnet crystal, from River Valley Garnet Mine, Dana Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada; Dimensions: 57 mm x 56 mm x 48 mm
Copyright: pegmatite; Contribution: pegmatite
Location: Kanada/Ontario/Nipissing District/West Nipissing, Municipality/River Valley Garnet Mine (Industrial Garnet Mine)
Mineral: Almandine
Image: 1603955721
Rating: 9.5 (votes: 2)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Almandine  D

Large and finished all around, Almandine garnet crystal, from River Valley Garnet Mine, Dana Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada; Dimensions: 57 mm x 56 mm x 48 mm
Copyright: pegmatite
Contribution: pegmatite 2020-10-29
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Minerals (Count: 1)

Rocks (Count: 3)

External links

GeologyOntario

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Ogden, M. (1969) Rivale Industries Limited Garnet property at River Valley. H.B. & O Engineering Limited: Report, July 21, 1969: 16 p.
  • Vos, M.A., Smith, B.A. and Stevenato, R.J. (1981) Industrial Minerals of the Sudbury Area, Ontario Geological Survey, Misc. Report 5329, P. 123-125.
  • Easton, R.M. (2003) Geology and Mineral Potential of the Paleoproterozoic River Valley Intrusion and Related Rocks, Grenville Province, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6123, P. 58, 59.
  • Sabina, Ann P. (2007) Rocks and minerals for the collector : Ottawa to North Bay and Huntsville, Ontario; Gatineau (Hull) to Waltham and Témiscaming, Quebec. Miscellaneous report 48. Geological Survey of Canada

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) 6BV96Qxx10mMJ7YLGB-z_w
GUID (Global unique identifier) E97D15E8-710C-49D7-8C27-B60B181FB3FF
Database ID 64670