Opinicon Rock Lake Mine, Storrington Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Opinicon Rock Lake Mine | Mine |
| Storrington Township | Township |
| Frontenac County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 32' 27'' North , 76° 20' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gananoque | 5,458 (2008) | 26.8km |
| Kingston | 114,195 (2014) | 36.4km |
| Clayton | 1,956 (2017) | 39.1km |
| Alexandria Bay | 1,097 (2017) | 40.5km |
| Perth | 6,481 (2008) | 40.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club | Kingston, Ontario | 20km |
Mindat Locality ID:
192166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192166:6
GUID (UUID V4):
420cd346-2436-4fc8-b29f-7d1778c2e532
Produced about 1,500 tons of phosphate from massive green apatite, between 1888 and 1892. Became uneconomic when sedimentary phosphates were discovered in Florida, etc.
Not to be confused with the nearby mine of similar name just across the border in Bedford township (Opinicon Lake Mine, https://www.mindat.org/loc-192167.html)
Note: Storrington Township was at some point incorporated into Pittsburgh Township and ceased to exist. However subsequently the two were divided up again with the old Storrington Township being amalgamated with Portland, Bedford, and Loughborough Townships to form the new South Frontinac Township and the old Pittsburgh Township has become part of the new Township of Kingston.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
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