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Actinolite from
Victory Mine (Silver Banner Mine; Gifford Extension), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Notes:Gifford Extension was erroneously attributed to what was Gifford Mines, but Davis, H.P (1910) The Davis Handbook of The Cobalt Silver District, Canadian Mining Journal clearly indicates that Gifford Extension held the property that later became Silver Banner.
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Victory Mine (Silver Banner Mine; Gifford Extension), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900246:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBeaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘBoston Creek Flow deposit, Boston Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘLac Sheen prospect, Belleterre, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘAdams Mine, Boston Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘMorrison Mine, Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘSiscoe Mine (Miller Lake O'Brien Mine; O'Brien Mine), Nicol Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘMann Mine (Manridge), Milner Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘLake Shore Mine, Kirkland Lake Township (Teck Township), Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, A. P. (1974) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Cobalt - Belleterre - Timmins, Ontario and Quebec. Paper 73-13. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/103345
 
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