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Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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View of the Marble Mountain dolomite quarrying, in 1913.

Marble Mountain, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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View of the Cape Breton marble quarrying area, in 1918.

Marble Mountain, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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View of the Marble Mountain dolomite quarrying, in 1913.

Marble Mountain, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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View of the Cape Breton marble quarrying area, in 1918.

Marble Mountain, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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View of the Marble Mountain dolomite quarrying, in 1913.

Marble Mountain, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Area:
3,830 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Princeville5,571 (2010)
Port Hawkesbury3,564 (2008)
Mindat Locality ID:
143804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:143804:1
GUID (UUID V4):
4977f83b-cdf3-426e-bed6-9e597fec9d31


A county on northwestern Cape Breton Island, in northeastern Nova Scotia.

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44 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
β“˜ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Germanite
Formula: Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
β“˜ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Hydrotungstite
Formula: WO3 · 2H2O
β“˜ Jarosite ?
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Lepidocrocite
Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Merwinite
Formula: Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
β“˜ Monticellite
Formula: CaMgSiO4
β“˜ Natrojarosite ?
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Renierite
Formula: (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜ Sanmartinite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)WO4
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Germanite2.CB.30Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Renierite2.CB.35a(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hydrotungstite4.FJ.15WO3 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Sanmartinite4.DB.30(Zn,Fe)WO4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 Β· 17H2O
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Jarosite ?7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Natrojarosite ?7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Merwinite9.AD.15Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
β“˜Monticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Glauconite'-K0.6-0 Β· 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oβ“˜ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Sanmartinite(Zn,Fe)WO4
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Oβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Mgβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Siβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Sβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Caβ“˜ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Feβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ Sanmartinite(Zn,Fe)WO4
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Cuβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Znβ“˜ Sanmartinite(Zn,Fe)WO4
GeGermanium
Geβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Geβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Wβ“˜ Sanmartinite(Zn,Fe)WO4
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed331 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cumberland - Port Hood1318.1 - 314.6 Ma (Carboniferous)
Mabou - Pomquet1330.9 - 323.2 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Greererpeton
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Colosteidae : Greererpeton330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Tetrapoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Tetrapoda318.1 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
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