Thunder Bay Mine, MacGregor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Thunder Bay Mine | Mine |
MacGregor Township | Township |
Thunder Bay District | District |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 29' 22'' North , 89° 9' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Thunder Bay | 99,334 (2018) | 13.8km |
Neebing | 1,986 (2013) | 40.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
222655
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222655:5
GUID (UUID V4):
40d33611-e554-4031-9e83-3203082f6767
Thunder Bay Mine, near the Terry Fox Lookout, Thunder Bay District - found with silver in pockets up to 45 cm wide and 12 meters long.
The deposit was mined from 1866 to 1869 and again in 1874. It produced only a few thousand ounces of silver. Sabina(1991)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag References: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
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 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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