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La Rose Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
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La Rose MineMine (Abandoned)
Coleman TownshipTownship
Cobalt areaMining Area
Cobalt-Gowganda regionRegion
Timiskaming DistrictDistrict
OntarioProvince
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 23' 57'' North , 79° 40' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.39944,-79.67361
GeoHash:
G#: f0rmduz3y
GRN:
N32W40
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Deposit first discovered:
1903
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Temiskaming Shores10,442 (2010)10.9km
Ville-Marie2,831 (2016)19.5km
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues2,928 (2016)19.6km
Englehart1,685 (2008)48.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
14095
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14095:8
GUID (UUID V4):
9a2ee0f3-f071-429e-9da8-23fff693823b


Named for the blacksmith Fred LaRose who discovered the site in the summer of 1903. The mine named after him went on to produce over 26 million oz. of silver and 1 million lbs of cobalt. Veins from the mine are visible on the cliff faces in the north end of Cobalt.

"The story seems unlikely, but because it is such a good tale it has become widely publicized as part of the folklore that distinguishes this community. The stocky smithy, working at his forge one evening, noted a red fox snooping about the camp. Letting fly his hammer he missed the animal but cracked off a piece of rock, exposing the glitter of silver. Irrespective of the means of obtaining the sample, its reality is unquestionable as it yielded the LaRose [sic] mine." [Grice (1989), page 87]

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

21 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allargentum
Formula: (Ag1-xSbx)
References:
Reiner Mielke
β“˜ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Nickelskutterudite
Formula: (Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Description: Despite older claims for finding cloanthite now nickelskutterudite none has been found to date.
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
References:
Dana 7:I:372.
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ 'Saussurite'
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Xanthoconite
Formula: Ag3AsS3

Gallery:

Agβ“˜ Silver

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Allargentum2.AA.30(Ag1-xSbx)
β“˜Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Nickelskutterudite ?2.EC.05(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
β“˜Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
β“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Xanthoconite2.GA.10Ag3AsS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Saussurite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Coβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Coβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Niβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Asβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
Asβ“˜ XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
Agβ“˜ DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Agβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
Sbβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Sbβ“˜ DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi

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References

Dana 7: I: 372.
Miller, Willet Green (1907) Cobalt - Nickel Arsenide and Silver, Chapter 1. Sixteenth Annual Report of The Bureau of Mines, 16, Part 2.
Parsons, A.L. (1924) Xanthoconite from Cobalt, Ontario. University of Toronto Studies, Geological Series, 17, 11.
Sergiades, A.O. (1968) Silver Cobalt Calcite Vein Deposits of Ontario. Ontario Department of Mines Mineral Resources Circular 10, 498 pages [ http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/pub/data/imaging/MDC010/MDC010.pdf]
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Cobalt: the Silver City. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 85-91.
Sabina, Ann P. (2000) Rocks and minerals for the collector, Cobalt-Belleterre-Timmins, Ontario and Quebec. Miscellaneous report 57. Geological Survey of Canada p.37
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