Paul's Island

Paul's Island

Paul Island (coord|56|31|N|61|30|W|display=inline,title|name=Paul's 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. 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.

ee also

*Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador


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