Pronto Mine, Long Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pronto Mine | Mine |
| Long Township | Township |
| Algoma District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 12' 36'' North , 82° 42' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Elliot Lake | 12,508 (2008) | 20.1km |
| Spanish | 639 (2012) | 27.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
171349
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:171349:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ae0eee99-2051-4980-aaf1-43f65cfe0033
A uranium mine operated by Rio Algom Ltd from 1955 to 1970, with a total production of 2.3 million tons of ore from Matinenda Formation conglomerates. Discovery mine for the district. Near Algoma Mills.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Brannerite Formula: UTi2O6 |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β 'Pyrobitumen' |
| β 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' | - | |
| β | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
| Ontario Canada Geological SurveyMinfile: | MDI41J02NE00003 |
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