Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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Inverness Co. | County |
Nova Scotia | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Area:
3,830 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Princeville | 5,571 (2010) |
Port Hawkesbury | 3,564 (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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β Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
β Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: |
β Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
β Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 Localities: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: |
β Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 Localities: |
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 Localities: |
β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: |
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 Localities: References: |
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 Localities: |
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 Localities: |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: |
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 Localities: |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Localities: |
β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Germanite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Renierite | 2.CB.35a | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hydrotungstite | 4.FJ.15 | WO3 Β· 2H2O |
β | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Ξ³-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Sanmartinite | 4.DB.30 | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O |
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 Β· 17H2O |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Jarosite ? | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Natrojarosite ? | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
β | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Merwinite | 9.AD.15 | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
β | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(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
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
H | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Graphite | C |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
O | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
O | β Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
O | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
Mg | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
Mg | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | β Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
Si | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
S | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
Ca | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
Fe | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Fe | β Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Lepidocrocite | γ-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
Cu | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
Zn | β Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
Ge | Germanium | |
Ge | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
Ge | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
W | β Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Fossils
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 315 Ma (Carboniferous) | |||||||||
Oldest Fossil Listed | 331 Ma (Carboniferous) | |||||||||
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Localities in this Region
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Belle Marche gypsum mine, Cheticamp, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada