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Desmont Mine (Homer Yellowknife prospect), Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 2' 32'' North , 78° 14' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Haliburton Village1,149 (2019)22.2km
Bancroft3,838 (2008)30.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and MuseumBancroft, Ontario30km
Mindat Locality ID:
7786
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7786:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3a30cbf6-50c1-4c2b-a9a4-c10e97ade30f


In calcite, granite pegmatite, and crystalline limestone.

The deposit was explored for uranium mineralization in 1954 and 1955 by Desmont Mining Corporation, Limited.

The deposit is exposed by pits, strippings, & trenches extending over a distance of 1150 meters.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


27 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Habit: prismatic
Colour: colorless to light green
Description: Clinoamphibole subgroup.
β“˜ 'Ancylite'
Colour: light yellow
Description: Associated with stillwellite and hydroxylbastnaesite.
β“˜ Ancylite-(Ce)
Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Colour: light green
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Habit: euhedral xls
Colour: emerald green
References:
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'
References:
β“˜ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Edenite
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Colour: dark green
Fluorescence: none
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Habit: sugary
Colour: orange
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ HydroxylbastnΓ€site-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)(OH)
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Colour: yellow to orange
Description: Associated with stillwellite and hydroxylbastnaesite.
β“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Habit: plates and irregular masses up to 2 mm
Colour: reddish brown to dark brown
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: variety of forms up to 5 mm
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Colour: dark green
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
Habit: hexagonal tabular crystals (up to 4-5 mm) and lenticular or irregular masses
Colour: maroon-red, brownish red to brown, pink or grey; smooth to porcelain-like texture. Generally opaque with waxy to resinous lustre but also may almost be transparent and resemble titanite
Description: Generally as partial crusts on smoky quartz and clinopyroxene
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
Habit: admixed with pyrite
Colour: black
β“˜ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
Colour: black
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Colour: amber to dark green and black
β“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
Colour: amber to dark green and black
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: black
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz
var. Smoky Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜HydroxylbastnΓ€site-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)(OH)
β“˜Ancylite-(Ce)5.DC.05CeSr(CO3)2(OH) Β· H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜var. Uranothorite9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
β“˜Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Stillwellite-(Ce)9.AJ.25(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
β“˜Perrierite-(Ce)9.BE.70Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
β“˜Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Ancylite'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'-
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HydroxylbastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)(OH)
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ HydroxylbastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HydroxylbastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)(OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
Oβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
LaLanthanum
Laβ“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Ancylite-(Ce)CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ HydroxylbastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)(OH)
Ceβ“˜ Perrierite-(Ce)Ce4MgFe23+Ti2(Si2O7)2O8
Ceβ“˜ Stillwellite-(Ce)(Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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