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Nova Scotia, Canada

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References:
- Goodman, N.R. (1957) Gypsum in Nova Scotia and its associated minerals. In The Geology of Canadian Industrial Mineral Deposits (M.F. Gouge et al, Eds.). Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Montreal, Québec (110-114).
- Sabina, A. P. (1965) "Rock and Mineral Collecting in Canada, Volume III: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland". Geol. Surv. of Canada, Misc. Report 8, 106 pp.

- http://nsminerals.atspace.com/index.html [Mineralogy of Nova Scotia]




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


Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Aluminocopiapite
Alunite
Alunogen
Amblygonite
Analcime
Anatase
Andalusite
Anhydrite
Anilite
Ankerite
Antimony
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Apatite-(CaOH)
Aplowite (TL)
'Apophyllite'
Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
Augite
var: Titanian Augite
Aurichalcite
Aurostibite
Autunite
Azurite
'Baddeckite'
Barrerite
Baryte
Berthierite
Bertrandite
Beryl
Biotite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bornite
Boulangerite
Brochantite
Brookite
Calcite
var: Glendonite
Cassiterite
Celadonite
Celestine
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chabazite-Ca
'Chalcedony'
'var: Agate'
'var: Bloodstone'
'var: Eye Agate'
'var: Fortification Agate'
'var: Moss Agate'
'var: Plume Agate'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite
Childrenite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
'Clinoptilolite'
Clinoptilolite-Ca
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
'Coal'
'var: Jet'
Columbite
Copper
Cordierite
Covellite
 Cuprite
'Cyanolite'
Danburite
Dickite
Digenite
Djurleite
Dolomite
var: Ferroan Dolomite
Dumortierite
Durangite
Epidote
Epistilbite
Epsomite
Erythrite
Ferberite
Fluorite
Forsterite
Gahnite
Galena
var: Argentiferous Galena
Gersdorffite
'Gmelinite'
Gmelinite-Ca
Gmelinite-Na
Goethite
Gold
var: Electrum
Graphite
Greenockite
Groutite
Gypsum
var: Satin Spar Gypsum
Gyrolite
Halotrichite
Hausmannite
Hematite
var: Martite
'Heulandite'
Heulandite-Ca
'Hornblende'
Howlite (TL)
Illite
Ilmenite
'Ilmenite-Pyrophanite Series'
Inyoite
Kaersutite
Kaolinite
Kermesite
'K Feldspar'
Langite
Laumontite
Lepidolite
Leucoxene
Limonite
Linarite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganite
Marcasite
Mawsonite
Mcauslanite (TL)
Melanterite
Meneghinite
Mesolite
Metatorbernite
Microcline
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Montebrasite
Moorhouseite (TL)
Mordenite (TL)
 Muscovite
Natrojarosite
Natrolite
Nepheline
'Olivine'
Opal
Orthoclase
'Parisite' ?
Pentlandite
'Perthite'
Phengite
Phlogopite
Phosphophyllite
Probertite
Proustite
Pseudomalachite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
var: Cobaltoan Pyrite
var: Nickelian Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Jasper
var: Rose Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Ramsdellite
Rozenite
Rutile
var: Niobian Rutile
Scheelite
Schorl
Scolecite
'Sericite'
Siderite
Sideronatrite
Siderophyllite
'Smectite Group'
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Stannite
Staurolite
Stellerite
Stibnite
'Stilbite'
Stilbite-Ca
'Tapiolite'
Tennantite
'Thomsonite'
Thomsonite-Ca
Titanite
Topaz
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Tridymite
Triplite
Ulexite
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Valentinite
Vivianite
'Wad'
Wittichenite
Wolframite
Wroewolfeite
Wulfenite
Zircon


652 entries listed. 155 valid minerals. 5 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:
Canada
 
  • Nova Scotia
          • Glace Bay
            • #26 Colliery
          • Point Aconi
            • Pinnacle Island
      • Spring Hill
        • Kentville
      • Musquodoboit Harbour
      • Ship Harbour
      • Martock
        • Brookville farm
      • Rawdon
        • St Rose
      • St. George’s Bay
      • Wolfville
    • Londonderry
      • Westville
        • Dingwall
        • Iona
      • East Kemptville

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