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Ross (Kert) Mine, East Aldfield, La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canadai
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Ross (Kert) MineMine
East AldfieldHamlet
La PêcheMunicipality
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCMRegional County Municipality
OutaouaisAdministrative Region
QuébecProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 43' 26'' North , 76° 8' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wakefield2,000 (2016)25.4km
Kazabazua847 (2016)27.2km
Shawville1,608 (2016)29.3km
Cantley10,412 (2018)33.4km
Arnprior9,607 (2008)35.8km
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Mindat Locality ID:
250382
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250382:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2d2f0fe8-2138-4783-8a21-621af60842d6


This is a famous molybdenite specimen locality discovered in 1884 and for some time was operated by the Foote Mineral Company of Philadelphia for the extraction of specimens.

The coordinates are extrapolated from topo map and Sabina (1987) directions.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Mica Group'-
'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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