Ofield Road Quarry, West Flamborough Township, Hamilton, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ofield Road Quarry | Quarry |
| West Flamborough Township | Township |
| Hamilton | City |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 16' 35'' North , 79° 57' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ancaster | 33,232 (2012) | 6.7km |
| Hamilton | 519,949 (2013) | 9.9km |
| Burlington | 164,415 (2010) | 16.1km |
| Binbrook | 8,796 (2018) | 21.3km |
| Milton | 84,362 (2018) | 27.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society | Brantford, Ontario | 29km |
| Canadian Micro-Mineral Association | Ontario, Quebec | 38km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club | Kitchener, Ontario | 42km |
An old limestone quarry that closed in 1935. It exposed the same rocks and minerals as found in the Dundas quarries. Sometime during the 1990's it was used as a landfill site and is now covered in soil and grass with no rock exposed anywhere.
The quarry had a sulphide vein with marcasite crystals up to 3cm and peculiar white acicular celestine crystals. Blue celestine with white caps was abundant in large vugs in the dolostone. (Reiner Mielke 1964) .
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: Reiner Mielke 2014 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Reiner Mielke 2014 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Ann P.Sabina (1986), Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Bancroft-Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 39 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Sabina, A.P. (1986) Rocks and Minerals for the Collector: Bancroft β Parry Sound Area and Southern Ontario. Geological Society of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39: 142.
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