Newfoundland Zinc Mine, Daniel's Harbor, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland Zinc Mine | Mine |
| Daniel's Harbor | City |
| Newfoundland | Region |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 21' 19'' North , 57° 20' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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A zinc mine owned by Newfoundland Zinc. Coordinates are approximate. The property is long and narrow.
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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
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Colour: white |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum' |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Colour: yellow, brown |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Paleozoic : 519 Ma to 361 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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| Devonian | |||||||
| Late/Upper Devonian |
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| Cambrian | |||||||
| Cambrian Series 2 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland
- Island of NewfoundlandIsland
- Newfoundland
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Anticosti basinBasin
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References
Roedder, Edwin (1971) Fluid-inclusion evidence on the environment of formation of mineral deposits of the southern Appalachian valley. Economic Geology, 66 (5) 777-791 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.66.5.777
Sangster, D. F.; Nowlan, G. S.; McCracken, A. D. (1994) Thermal comparison of Mississippi Valley-type lead-zinc deposits and their host rocks using fluid inclusion and conodont color alteration index data. Economic Geology, 89 (3). p.493-514. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.3.493
www.gov.nl.ca (n.d.) https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/mines-geoscience-publications-currentresearch-1984-lane-cr1984.pdf
www.gov.nl.ca (n.d.) https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/mines-prospector-matty-mitchell-virtual-guide-to-mississippi-valley-type-mvt-deposits.pdf
www.juniorminingnetwork.com (n.d.) https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/1211-tsx-venture/ozau/42138-minfocus-exploration-grows-mvt-zinc-portfolio-with-agreement-to-earn-100-interest-in-daniel-s-harbour-zinc-project-in-newfoundland-covering-the-former-teck-corporation-newfoundland-zinc-mine.html
Newfoundland Zinc Mine, Daniel's Harbor, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada