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Purdy mica mine, Mattawa
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: phlogopite books, apatite, pyroxene.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Producer of some of the world's largest phlogopite books during the 1940s
Documented in Canadian mica mining history and collector accounts.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open cuts
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