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Canada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada

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Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39.

In graphic granite pegmatite cutting hornblende gneiss.

"This was one of the first properties in the Bancroft area to be explored for radioactive minerals. Between 1932 and 1942, Canada Radium Mines Limited investigated the deposit for feldspar, quartz and radioactive minerals. The company sank a shaft to a depth of 122 m and installed a mill on the site. The mine was closed in 1942 after test runs were made."





 Map Reference: 44°59'10"N , 78°7'46"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Amphibole Group'
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
    Site Photo
    Canada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
    © M.Adamowicz
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Collection of Michal Adamowicz.]
    Site Photo
    Canada Radium Mine, Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
    © M.Adamowicz
  		•  Betafite
    (Ca,U)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Habit: xls in calcite
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Habit: as unakite admixture
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Colour: purple
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Collection of Michal Adamowicz.]
  		•  Thorite
    var: Uranothorite
    (Th,U)SiO
     
    4
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]
  		•  Uranophane
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39]


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