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Lake George Antimony mine (Consolidated Durham mines; Resources Ltd. mine; Prince William mine; Brunswick mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada

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Detailed Mineral List:

Antimony
Formula:	Sb
Habit:	Simple rhombs to 2 cm
Colour:	grey to lustrous tin white
Fluorescence:	none
Description:	About 2 dozen specimens were recovered from the 1220 level. One specimen in the Tysons' collection has a halo of calcite xls surrounding lustrous Antimony rhombs. The largest plate recovered is in the Seaman Museum in Michigan.
Reference:	Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; Dana 6:1104.; Re-entry of old data; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.


Photo: © RWMW. Antimony from Lake George Antimony mine, Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Arsenopyrite
Formula:	FeAsS
Reference:	Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Berthierite
Formula:	FeSb₂S₄
Description:	Good berthierite in white Quartz
Reference:	WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.





Photo: © Van King. Berthierite from Lake George Antimony mine, Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Bournonite
Formula:	PbCuSbS₃
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Chalcostibite
Formula:	CuSbS₂
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Coffinite
Formula:	(U⁴⁺,Th)(SiO₄)_1-x(OH)_4x
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Cubanite
Formula:	CuFe₂S₃
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Fülöppite
Formula:	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅
Reference:	WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Jamesonite
Formula:	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Reference:	Dana 6:1104.







Kermesite
Formula:	Sb₂S₂O
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Dana 6:1104.; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Reference:	Van King







Plagionite
Formula:	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Reference:	Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







'Pyrobitumen var: Thucholite'
Habit:	Botryoidal masses to several mm
Colour:	black
Fluorescence:	none
Description:	This is where the uraninite is!
Reference:	Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980)




Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; Van King; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







'Roméite Group var: Stibiconite'
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.








Sénarmontite
Formula:	Sb₂O₃
Reference:	Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Siderite
Formula:	FeCO₃
Reference:	Van King







Soddyite
Formula:	(UO₂)₂SiO₄ · 2H₂O
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Stibivanite (TL)
Formula:	Sb₂VO₅
Type Locality:	Lake George Antimony mine (Consolidated Durham mines; Resources Ltd. mine; Prince William mine; Brunswick mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Description:	This locality is the type locality for stibivanite and the polytype stibivanite 2M
Reference:	KAIMAN, S., HARRIS, D.C. & DUTRIZAC, J.E. (1980): Stibivanite, a new mineral from the Lake George antimony deposit, New Brunswick. Canadian Mineralogist 18, 329-332. SZYMAŃSKI, J.T. (1980): A redetermination of the structure of Sb2VO5, stibivanite, a new mineral. Canadian Mineralogist 18, 333-337. MERLINO, S., ORLANDI, P., PERCHIAZZI, N., BASSO, R. & PALENZONA, A. (1989): Polytypism in stibivanite. Canadian Mineralogist 27, 625-632.




Photo: © PMB. Stibivanite from Lake George Antimony mine, Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Stibnite
Formula:	Sb₂S₃
Reference:	Econ Geol (1997) 92:308-324; Dana 6:1104.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 18, pp. 329-332 (1980); WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.






Photo: © Maggie Wilson. Stibnite from Lake George Antimony mine, Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Tetrahedrite
Formula:	(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)₁₂Sb₄S₁₃
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Uraninite
Formula:	UO₂
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Uranophane
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂[HSiO₄]₂ · 5H₂O
Reference:	[MinRec 1991]; WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.







Valentinite
Formula:	Sb₂O₃
Reference:	WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Mineralogical Record 22, 263-267.

29 entries listed. 27 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

References

KAIMAN, S., HARRIS, D.C. & DUTRIZAC, J.E. (1980): Stibivanite, a new mineral from the Lake George antimony deposit, New Brunswick. Canadian Mineralogist 18, 329-332.

SABINA, A.P. (1967) Rocks & minerals for the collector: Eastern Townships and Gaspé, Quebec and parts of New Brunswick. Geological Survey of Canada Paper 66-51, 130.

SZYMAŃSKI, J.T. (1980): A redetermination of the structure of Sb2VO5, stibivanite, a new mineral. Canadian Mineralogist 18, 333-337.

WILSON, W.E. (1991) The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick. Min. Rec. 22, 263-267.

Bailey, L.W., Report on the mines and minerals of New Brunswick. 1864.[?]

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