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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Marble, Dolomite
- Deposit model
- 65: Skarn wollastonite
Contact Metamorphism, Silicification
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
Records and references
NORTHERN MINER, 1987, COMINCO TO INVESTIGATE WOLLASTONITE PROPERTY: V. 73, NO. 10, P. 24. NORTHERN MINER, 1987, NEW FIND AT PLATINOVA'S MARMORA WOLLASTONITE BET: V. 73, NO. 33, P. 21. MINING JOURNAL, 1987, WOLLASTONITE PROJECT FOR COMINCO: V. 308, NO. 7920, P. 429. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1987, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 233, P. 8. CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES, 1989, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1989: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN MR223, UNPAGINATED. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1988, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 253, P. 12. NORTHERN MINER, 1988, PLATINOVA SEES CASH FLOW FROM WOLLASTONITE IN '89: MAY 16, 1988, P. 8. CIMRINORTHERN MINER, 1987; 2ND AND 3RD NUMBERS FROM INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1988; 4TH AND 5TH NUMBERS FROM NORTHERN MINER, 1988.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10023319 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 44.49499, -77.61411
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