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Lac Nicolet Antimony mine (Quebec Antimony mine; South Ham Antimony mine; Lac Nicolet mine), Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Arthabaska RCM, Centre-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Formerly: Lac Nicolet mine (Quebec Antimony mine), Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, (South Ham), Wolfe Co., Québec, Canada

An antimony mine started in the late 1860's on a small scale with two shafts and an adit. The operation was never economically viable and apart from sporadic exploratory work in 1940s and 1960s did not go into production.

Coordinates confirmed by GPS at mine dump.



References:
Robinson, G.W. & Normand, C. (1996) The Lac Nicolet antimony mine, South Ham, Quebec. Min. Rec. 27, 121-134
Rocks & min.: 60:289.





Map Reference: 45°51'9"N , 71°32'0"W

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Mineral List:
'Adularia'
Albite
Antimony
Aragonite
Arsenopyrite
Berthierite
Breithauptite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcostibite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Dolomite
Galena
Glaucodot ?
Goethite
Gudmundite
Gypsum
Halloysite
Ilmenite
Jamesonite
Kermesite
Malachite
Metastibnite
Microcline
Monazite-(Ce)
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Orthoclase
Pentlandite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rutile
Schafarzikite
Sénarmontite
Sphalerite
Stibiconite
Stibnite
Tetrahedrite
Ullmannite
Valentinite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon


43 entries listed. 40 valid minerals.


Mineral Paragenesis:
earlylate

Gudmundite-Albite-Dolomite Assemblage [MinRec 27:133]
Quartz
Pyrrhotite
Dolomite
Berthierite
Gudmundite
Stibnite
Orthoclase
Antimony
Chlorite Group

Quartz-Stibnite-Antimony veins [MinRec 27:133]
Quartz
Berthierite
Stibnite
Antimony
Kermesite
Valentinite
Sénarmontite
Chlorite Group
Schafarzikite
Metastibnite
Stibiconite

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