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Walton Barite Mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. Mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

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Located 2½ miles SW of Walton. A barite mine (largest producer in Canada).





Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
  		•  Aplowite (TL)
    (Co,Mn,Ni)SO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Walton Barite Mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. Mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    Reference: [J.L. Jambor and R.W. Boyle, "Moorhousite and Aplowite, New Cobalt Minerals from Walton, Nova Scotia", Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 8, pt. 2, pp. 166-171, 1965.]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [J.L. Jambor and R.W. Boyle, "Moorhousite and Aplowite, New Cobalt Minerals from Walton, Nova Scotia", Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 8, pt. 2, pp. 166-171, 1965.; USGS: Geological Survey Circular 553; Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: []
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Erythrite
    Co
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]
  		•  Gersdorffite
    NiAsS
    Reference: []
  		•  Groutite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: []
  		•  Hausmannite
    MnMn
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [USGS: Geological Survey Circular 553]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Manganite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: []
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Moorhouseite (TL)
    (Co,Ni,Mn)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Walton Barite Mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. Mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    Reference: [J.L. Jambor and R.W. Boyle, "Moorhousite and Aplowite, New Cobalt Minerals from Walton, Nova Scotia", Canadian Mineralogist, vol. 8, pt. 2, pp. 166-171, 1965.]
  		•  Proustite
    Ag
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  'Psilomelane'
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]
  		•  Pyrite
    var: Cobaltoan Pyrite
    (Fe,Co)S
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrite
    var: Nickelian Pyrite
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [USGS: Geological Survey Circular 553]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [USGS: Geological Survey Circular 553]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]
  		•  Tennantite
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:2016-2021]


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