Mine Petit Gaspé (Mine du Cap de Petit Gaspé), Gaspé, La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 48' 20'' North , 64° 14' 44'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minéralogie et Paléontologie Gaspésie | Gaspe, Quebec | 18km |
Mindat Locality ID:
256739
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256739:9
GUID (UUID V4):
c405b3ae-998c-4cd8-8d90-7e41c3e530b7
A historically important lead mine as this is believed to be the first attempt to operate a mine in Canada. The deposit was apparently known to the indigenous Micmac population before the arrival of Europeans, and the French Intendant, Jean Talon, engaged a group of French miners under the direction of a Dutch mining expert around 1665, to develop the deposit. The attempt was not successful. In the mid 1800s a shaft was sank and an estimated 20 tonnes of ore was recovered. Later mining attempts in the area also failed.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Rob Woodside: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
- Quebec basinBasin
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