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Kipawa alkaline complex

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Eudialyte, agrellite, vlasovite, mosandrite, calcium REE-silicates.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Grenville alkaline gneiss

Type locality for several rare silicates; access is by bush road/boat.

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