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Tennycape Mine, Tennecape (Tenecape; Tennycape; Teny Cape), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo: R. Van Dommelen
The deposit was discoeverd in 1861. The Tennycape Mine began operations in 1882 and was the largest producer of manganese in the province over the twenty year period from 1880 to 1900. Workings consisted of pits, shafts, and open cuts.
The pyrolusite was particularly celebrated at the time of mine operation. Penrose writes that "the most beautifully crystallized pyrolusite found in America is that from Tennycape Mine, Nova Scotia."
The pits and shafts are now flooded. There are large waste piles, but surface material is in quite small pieces.
Mineral List
| Baryte Calcite | Gypsum Hausmannite | 'Limonite' Manganite | 'Psilomelane' Pyrolusite |
8 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.
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References
Henry How, Mineralogy of Nova Scotia, 1869.
W. F. Jennison, Manganese Deposits of Nova Scotia, The Journal of the Federated Canadian Mining Institute, 1898, The Canadian Mining Institute, Vol 3.
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas for 1890, Volume 1, Manganese: Its Uses, Ores, and Deposits.
W. F. Jennison, Manganese Deposits of Nova Scotia, The Journal of the Federated Canadian Mining Institute, 1898, The Canadian Mining Institute, Vol 3.
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas for 1890, Volume 1, Manganese: Its Uses, Ores, and Deposits.
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