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Meat Cove zinc deposit, Meat Cove, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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Meat Cove zinc depositDeposit
Meat CoveCove
Inverness Co.County
Nova ScotiaProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 0' 19'' North , 60° 35' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.00528,-60.58972
GeoHash:
G#: f8kgmjpct
GRN:
N32W30
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
233501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233501:1
GUID (UUID V4):
3ba90cea-255f-4271-8bcb-db07b6890596


Magnesian skarn.

Mineralized glacial boulders were found in 1953. Drilling began in 1955 and continued until at least 1965. The size and concentration of the orebody is well known, but mining has never been undertaken.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Germanite
Formula: Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Renierite
Formula: (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Germanite2.CB.30Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
β“˜Renierite2.CB.35a(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
β“˜Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Cuβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
GeGermanium
Geβ“˜ GermaniteCu13Fe2Ge2S16
Geβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
SnTin
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

The Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database (MODB)
Tupper, W. M. (1963) Brucite, a new occurrence at Meat Cove, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (5) 796-804
Chatterjee, A.K. (1979) Geology of the Meat Cove Zinc Deposit, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Paper ME 1979-3.
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