Blairton Mine, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canadai
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Blairton Mine | Mine |
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township | Township |
Peterborough County | County |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 6'' North , 77° 45' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Quinte West | 42,697 (2010) | 35.2km |
Belleville | 49,454 (2018) | 45.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Kawartha Rock & Fossil Club | Peterborough, Ontario | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
253448
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253448:3
GUID (UUID V4):
bf147b63-7cfd-4ed6-ad19-32be8c4eb7e6
The deposit was discovered in 1816 by Captain Wm. Owen but mining did not start until about 1824. It provided ore for the Ontario' first blast furnace near Marmora on the Moira River.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Ontario Canada Geological SurveyMinfile: | MDI31C05NW00026 |
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