Crystal Lake fluoborite occurrence, Galway Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crystal Lake fluoborite occurrence | Occurrence |
| Galway Township | Township |
| Peterborough County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 44' 57'' North , 78° 29' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haliburton Village | 1,149 (2019) | 33.7km |
| Lindsay | 20,354 (2018) | 48.3km |
| Omemee | 1,323 (2011) | 50.3km |
| Peterborough | 75,877 (2016) | 51.8km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kawartha Rock & Fossil Club | Peterborough, Ontario | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
21596
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21596:0
GUID (UUID V4):
83eee20a-318f-4e36-ac95-3c4e7cc30c9b
In dolomitic crystalline limestone; in pegmatite.
The fluoborite-bearing crystalline limestone is in contact with red granite pegmatite and is exposed by a road-cut on the south side of the Crystal lake Road . Grey peristerite occurs in the pegmatite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Colour: colorless to light green Description: clinoamphibole subgroup |
| β Fluoborite Formula: Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 Habit: hexagonal prisms caracterized by rounded edges and absent terminal faces. Colour: colorless to cream-white Fluorescence: white in SW Description: occur individually and as parallel divergent clusters, resembling apatite. Silky to pearly lustre on fresh surfaces, chalky on weathering. |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Colour: violet and amber |
| β Graphite Formula: C |
| β 'Mica Group' |
| β Norbergite Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2 Habit: anhedral grains Colour: orange |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Colour: grey to green |
| β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| β | Fluoborite | 6.AB.50 | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Norbergite | 9.AF.40 | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | β Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| O | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | β Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Fluoborite | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| Mg | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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