Paul's Island
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
Paul's Island or Paul Island is an island off the coast of Labrador, near the town of Nain in Canada.
The island is the geological type area of the mineral labradorite, which is a plagioclase feldspar.[1] Labradorite is the principal component of the igneous rock type anorthosite. The Nain anorthosite batholith is a large igneous plutonic rock complex that covers a large area of this part of Labrador.
See also
References
- ^ "Handbook of Mineralogy" (PDF).
56°31′N 61°30′W / 56.517°N 61.500°W
Categories:
- Use Canadian English from January 2023
- All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English
- Articles needing additional references from December 2009
- All articles needing additional references
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador
- All stub articles
- Labrador geography stubs
- Canadian geology stubs