Federal Mine (Copeland's vein), Paipoonge Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Federal Mine (Copeland's vein) | Mine |
Paipoonge Township | Township |
Thunder Bay District | District |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 20' 50'' North , 89° 31' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Thunder Bay | 99,334 (2018) | 20.8km |
Neebing | 1,986 (2013) | 21.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
212931
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212931:3
GUID (UUID V4):
af49f32f-d2eb-41c7-b3e5-ed740dc0d531
2 shallow shafts 90' apart. 60' of E drifting on 20'level of W shaft.
50' W of W shaft test pit was sunk.
In Animikie or Rove formation, a ESE vein occurs in a 2' fault zone. S wall rock brecciated and 2 sets of fissures intersect at 45 degree. Argentite occurs there in leaf form.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Marcasite ? Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Rose Quartz ? Formula: SiO2 Description: Probably pale amethyst |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite ? | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
β | var. Rose Quartz ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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