Thunder Bay Amethyst Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canadai
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Thunder Bay Amethyst Mine | Mine |
McTavish Township | Township |
Thunder Bay District | District |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 41' 27'' North , 88° 43' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
25247
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25247:5
GUID (UUID V4):
93cec66d-85bf-42ee-9655-075e2aac7c22
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Amethyst Mine Panorama
An amethyst mine located 30 miles NE of Thunder Bay. Owned by Mr. Steven Lukinuk of Thunder Bay. Started in 1967. Mineralization is in the Algoman formation (early Pre-Cambrian granite [quartz monzonite]). Workings are an open pit 60 feet wide by 35 feet deep and 550 feet long.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
β 'Limonite' References: |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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