Ontario Mineral Catalog: Q & R

QUARTZ
AA
- amethyst xls to 61cm, Thunder Bay region, MR,V13#2,pp.67-70, 1982;  
-large colorless to milky xls, clusters to 1 meter across at Lyndhurst Mine, near Black Rapids; MR V13 #2, pp.83-84;
- fine smoky xls from Wawa district
- exquisite smoky Herkimer-style crystals from Greely, south of Ottawa
- enormous deposit of rose quartz at Quadeville
- many, many quartz localities
RAMMELSBERGITE
A
Cobalt, CM#12pp.27-31, 1921; 7 localities in J. Satterly, OGS MP 70, 1977
REALGAR
 
massive, coatings, Hemlo Gold Deposits, A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991, pp.86-89;
3 localities in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
RHODOCHROSITE
 
-Silver Islet Mine,A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991;
-Ross Mine, Holtyre, Hislop Twp., A.Sabina, 1974, GSC Paper 73-13, p.111
RICHTERITE
AA
Tory Hill, MRV13#2,pp.72-74 1982
RIEBECKITE
 
6 localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
ROBINSONITE
 
Taylor pit, Lot 13, Con. XIV, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co., Madoc; MRV13#2,pp.93-100, 1982
ROMARCHITE
 
status? Found as crusts on tin pannikins lost from an overturned voyageur canoe, from 1801-1821, 4.5 meters underwater at Boundary Falls, Winnipeg River, Kenora District; R.Organ, J.Mandarino, CMV10,p.916, 1971
ROMEITE
 
-Card Lake Sb Occ., Sudbury Dist., A.Sabina, 1974, GSC Paper 73-13, pp.154-155
- "lewisite", a Mg deficient romeite, noted by Harris from the Hemlo gold deposit, Marathon; GSC Rep't 38, 1989
ROQUESITE
 
Kidd Creek Mine, CMV22p227
ROUTHIERITE
 
Hemlo Gold Deposits, A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991, pp.86-89
ROZENITE
 
-Dundas Quarry, near Hamilton, CMV8#3p377, & A.Sabina, 1986, GSC Misc.Report 39, p.143;
- 8 other localities in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
RUCKLIDGEITE
 
Ashley gold deposit, 20 km NW of Matachewan, CM,V21,pp.137-143
RUTILE
A
-Beryl Pit, near Quadeville, fine micro xls, some superbly twinned;
-7 other localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983; micro xls often overlooked

Key to the table:

Mineral names in:
CAPS = a valid Ontario mineral
no caps and italicized = valid but needs work to clarify chemistry; or invalid group name
? = a species that I'm not entirely sure of and could use verification.
UNDERLINED = first discovered in Ontario, clicking will take you to the Type Minerals section
photo = click to see a photograph
Quality ratings (Q):
no rankings = it has yet to be ranked, or specimens are insignicant - submicroscopic, massive, poor, etc.
A  = good specimens; at least either good micro crystals or unusually large masses
AA  = very fine or world-class specimens
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