Westchester Mountain, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Westchester Mountain | Road Cutting |
Cumberland Co. | County |
Nova Scotia | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 35' 30'' North , 63° 43' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Oxford | 1,283 (2008) | 19.2km |
Springhill | 3,940 (2008) | 26.1km |
Truro | 20,650 (2006) | 43.6km |
Amherst | 9,336 (2008) | 45.6km |
Roadcut along the Cobequid Pass portion of the TransCanada Highway 104.
Coordinates are approximate at this time.
The Prehnite occurs in basalt of the late Precambrian Jeffers Group and is unrelated to the Bay of Fundy magmatism.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsList of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Murphy J.B., Pe-Piper G., Piper D.J.W., Nance R.D. and Doig R. (2001) Geology of the Eastern Cobequid Highlands, Nova Scotia: Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 556.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Carolinia DomainDomain
- Magdalen basinBasin
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Westchester Mountain, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada