Mowhawk Garnet Deposit, Street Township, Unorganized North Sudbury District, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mowhawk Garnet Deposit | Deposit (Inactive) |
| Street Township | Township |
| Unorganized North Sudbury District | District |
| Sudbury District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 35' 1'' North , 80° 36' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit (Inactive) - last checked 2023
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1993
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Sudbury | 157,857 (2014) | 31.1km |
| Valley East | 17,451 (2019) | 31.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society | Sudbury, Ontario | 20km |
Mindat Locality ID:
435166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435166:8
GUID (UUID V4):
38045599-a0bb-4ff8-962f-9126083fc572
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ecosource Garnet Inc
The property extends northeasterly along a 3km gravel road, that runs subparallel to the Grenville Front boundary Fault with the Southern geologic province to the the west.
Three quarries are located on the property in garnet-rich quartzofeldspathic gneiss, garnet-gedrite rock, kyanite-garnet gneiss and muscovite-garnet paragneiss.
History
1993 Emerald Isle Resources Inc.
1996 Ecosource Garnet Inc.
2006 Mowhawk garnet Deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
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