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Miller Mine (Keystone Mine; Grenville graphite deposit), Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, QuΓ©bec, Canadai
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Miller Mine (Keystone Mine; Grenville graphite deposit)Mine
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge- not defined -
Argenteuil RCMRegional County Municipality
LaurentidesAdministrative Region
QuΓ©becProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 40' 34'' North , 74° 36' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.67611,-74.60889
GeoHash:
G#: f24gy5p6w
GRN:
N31W38
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hawkesbury12,283 (2016)8.5km
Brownsburg-Chatham6,664 (2016)15.0km
Lachute9,562 (2016)21.7km
Montebello978 (2016)25.3km
Très-Saint-Rédempteur863 (2016)32.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
259225
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259225:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4e9e04e4-e720-48b2-af8a-6b61ba9065fb
Name(s) in local language(s):
, canton de Grenville


The first graphite mine in Canada. Ells (1904) suggests the locality was known before 1845. Locality was probably known in 1837 or 1838. The locality is the co-type locality for lederite, one of the first minerals described that has parting.

Currently being developed by Canada Carbon http://www.canadacarbon.com/

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9 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Titanite var. Lederite (of Shepard) (FRL)
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜var. Lederite (of Shepard) (TL)9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Titanite var. Lederite (of Shepard)CaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Titanite var. Lederite (of Shepard)CaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ Titanite var. Lederite (of Shepard)CaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Titanite var. Lederite (of Shepard)CaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Shepard, Charles Upham (1840) On a Supposed New Mineral Species, American Journal of Science, second series, v. 3-4, p. 357-360.
Ells, R. W. (1904) Bulletin on Graphite, Mineral Resources of Canada, pp. 30.
Sabina, A. (1974) Rocks and Minerals for the Collector Buckingham - Mount Laurier - Grenville, Quebec; Hawkesbury - Ottawa, Ontario, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 68-51, p, 75-77.
www.canadacarbon.com (n.d.) http://www.canadacarbon.com/
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