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Milford quarry (National Gypsum quarry), East Milford, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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Milford quarry (National Gypsum quarry)Quarry
East Milford- not defined -
Halifax Co.County
Nova ScotiaProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 0' 46'' North , 63° 25' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
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ColeRidge Estates200 (2010)37.2km
Cole Harbour20,000 (2010)38.1km
Dartmouth101,343 (2010)40.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem SocietyHalifax, Nova Scotia44km
Mindat Locality ID:
267263
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267263:5
GUID (UUID V4):
30b3bc93-9b2d-4542-b0e7-0980341cacf5


The largest gypsum quarry in the world. In operation since 1954. In 2015 it received approval for an expansion that would allow mining for at least 20 more years.

The gypsum it sent by train to Bedford Basin where it is loaded onto boats and sent to the United States for processing into wallboard.

In 1991 a mastodon skeleton was found at the quarry.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 6 - Borates
Ulexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
BBoron
B UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
NaSodium
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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