Cochrane Hill gold district, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cochrane Hill gold district | District |
| Guysborough Co. | County |
| Nova Scotia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 14' 37'' North , 62° 1' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
295027
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295027:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8bcba54a-da4c-4d32-aeb6-446cdf24be8d
A gold mining district that was most active from 1868 to 1929. Production is not recorded until 1877. From 1877 to 1928 to total production was about 38 kg (1350 oz), and quite variable from year to year.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: |
| β 'Mica Group' |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
| β Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Localities in this Region
- Nova Scotia
- Guysborough Co.
- Cochrane Hill gold district
- Guysborough Co.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Meguma DomainDomain
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Cochrane Hill gold district, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada