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MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

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A feldspar mine in a zoned granite pegmatite, located near Hybla.

Ref:
Steacy, H.R., Rose, E. R., Moyd, L. & Hogarth, D.D. (1982): Some classic Mineral Localities of Southeastern Ontario. Mineralogical Record 13: 197-203



Article entry:
Exploring the MacDonald Mine, north of BancroftMichal Adamowicz





Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Description: according to ontariominerals.com a resource by H.V Ellsworth says the andradite is radioactive and has a 1.14% REE content.
    Reference: [http://www.ontariominerals.com]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Betafite
    (Ca,U)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 13:199]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © E. Smith
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Description: The garnet found is rare-earth bearing
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © M.Adamowicz
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Microcline
    var: Amazonite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © Neuzil, M.
  		•  'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © L.Wasiloff
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © Neuzil, M.
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © M.Adamowicz
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 13:199]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © M.Adamowicz
  		•  'Scapolite'
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © L.Wasiloff
  		•  Thorite
    var: Uranothorite
    (Th,U)SiO
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 13:199]
  		•  Thorogummite
    (Th,U)[(OH)
     
    4x
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    1-x
    		]
    Reference: [ontariominerals.com]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [GSC misc. report 39]
  		•  Uranpyrochlore
    (U,Ca,Ce)
     
    2
    		(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH,F)
    Description: described as ellsworthite
    Reference: [MinRec 13:199-200, 10:158, 13:85]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Zircon
    var: Cyrtolite
    Zr[(SiO
     
    4
    		),(OH)
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 13:199]
    Site Photo
    MacDonald mine, Hybla, Monteagle Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
    © Tim Jokela


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