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Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

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Mineral List:
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: trapezohedra to 60mm in diameter
    Colour: water clear red or yellow; translucent to opaque white
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.51]
    Site Photo
    Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  'Apophyllite'
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
    Site Photo
    Cape Blomidon, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
     
  		•  Barrerite
    (Na,K,Ca
     
    0.5
    		)
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    7
    		O
     
    18
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Sabina, A.P., "Rocks and Minerals for the Collector : Bay of Fundy Area", Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 64-10, 1964.]
  		•  Calcite
    var: Glendonite
    Reference: []
  		•  Celadonite
    K(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Habit: phacolite twins to 5mm in diameter
    Colour: colorless
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.100]
    Site Photo
    Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  'Chalcedony
    var: Agate'
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [\"Mineral Resource Land Use Map of Kings County OFM 88-048 (21H/02)\" Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, 1989.]
  		•  'Clinoptilolite'
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  Clinoptilolite-Ca
    (Ca,Na,K)
     
    2-3
    		Al
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol 38 pp. 1215-1232 (2000)]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  'Cyanolite'
    near CaSi
     
    4
    		O
     
    9
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Dana 6:569]
  		•  Epistilbite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.143]
  		•  'Gmelinite'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © R. Van Dommelen
  		•  Gmelinite-Ca
    (Ca,Na
     
    2
    		)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: hexagonal dipyramids (ledererite) up to 10cm in diameter
    Colour: colorless, white, pale orange
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.205]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Marvin Pearce collection; Von Bitter collection]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [A.P. Sabina, "Rocks and Minerals for the Collector - Bay of Fundy Area", GSC Paper 64-10, 1964. ]
    Site Photo
    Morden, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Habit: Tabular
    Description: Micro crystals found associated with magnetite.
    Reference: []
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
    Site Photo
    Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Heulandite-Ca
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2-3
    		Al
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist Vol 38 pp. 1215-1232 (2000)]
  		•  Laumontite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Walker, T.L., and Parsons, A.L., "The Zeolites of Nova Scotia", Contributions to Canadian Mineralogy, University of Toronto Press, pp. 13-73, 1922. ]
    Site Photo
    Harbourville, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © Steve Hardinger
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Mesolite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Mordenite (TL)
    (Na
     
    2
    		,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    10
    		O
     
    24
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Morden, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    Habit: fibrous masses and massive nodules
    Colour: white, yellow, red
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.341]
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.361]
    Site Photo
    Cape Blomidon, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © 2008 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [\"Mineral Resource Land Use Map of Kings County OFM 88-048 (21H/02)\" Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, 1989.]
    Site Photo
    Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [\"Mineral Resource Land Use Map of Kings County OFM 88-048 (21H/02)\" Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy, 1989.]
  		•  Ramsdellite
    Mn
    4+
     
    		O
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Scolecite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: large masses
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.440]
  		•  'Smectite Group'
    A
     
    0.3
    		D
     
    2-3
    		[T
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]Z
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  Stellerite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    7
    		O
     
    18
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: [Can Min 38:1215-1232]
    Site Photo
    Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © 2008 Jeremy Zolan
  		•  Stilbite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    4
    		[Al
     
    9
    		Si
     
    27
    		O
     
    72
    		] · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Long Point Beach, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Thomsonite'
    Reference: [Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.458]
    Site Photo
    Cape Blomidon, Bay of Fundy, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    © Rob Lavinsky


    36 entries listed. 23 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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      • Kings Co.
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