Richardson Mine, Madoc Township, Madoc area, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Richardson Mine | Mine |
| Madoc Township | Township |
| Madoc area | Area |
| Hastings Co. | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 35' 18'' North , 77° 31' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quinte West | 42,697 (2010) | 45.2km |
| Belleville | 49,454 (2018) | 48.2km |
Abandoned gold mine.
Reopened on May 21, 2014, for guided tours and mineral collecting.
In quartz veins cutting quartzite, granite.
"Native gold, in the form of leaves, sheets, and nuggets (the size of a butternut), was at one time found in this deposit. Pyrite was associated with it." (Sabina, 1987).
Not to be confused with Richardson Mine in Cardiff (a uranium mine).
1866 - 1868: Mr. Powell discovered gold mineralization on the Richardson property. A shaft was excavated on the showing to a depth of 15 feet. The property was sold to Lombard and Hardin of Chicago.
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Brannerite Formula: UTi2O6 Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Sabina, A. P. (1987) Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.
Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Sabina, A. P. (1987) Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.
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| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen' Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen var: Thucholite' Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: http://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/MDI/data/records/MDI31C12SE00253.html |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Reference: Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var: Thucholite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - OXIDES CONTAINING URANIUM OR THORIUM | |||
| AXO2·xH2O | |||
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 5.1.1.1 | UO2 |
| Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | |||
| AB2O6 | |||
| ⓘ | Brannerite | 8.3.4.1 | UTi2O6 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 71.2.1.3 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var: Thucholite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Neoproterozoic - Mesoproterozoic 541 - 1600 Ma ID: 625655 | Grenville Supergroup and Flinton Group Age: Proterozoic (541 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Flinton Group Comments: Grenville Province Central Metasedimentary Belt Lithology: Marble, calc-silicate rocks, skarn, tectonic breccias Reference: Ontario Geological Survey. 1:250 000 scale bedrock geology of Ontario. ISBN 978-1-4435-5705-4. Miscellaneous Release–Data 126 - Revision 1. [1] |
| Ectasian 1200 - 1400 Ma ID: 3185742 | Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Ectasian (1200 - 1400 Ma) Lithology: Marble Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Stacey, H.R., Plant, A.G., and Boyle, R.W. (1974) Brannerite associated with native gold at the Richardson Mine, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 360-363.
Sabina, A.P. (1987) Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Hull-Maniwaki, Quebec; Ottawa-Peterborough, Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 41.
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Richardson Mine, Madoc Township, Madoc area, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada