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Canada Mine, Canada Mines Group (Canada Iron Mines), Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USAi
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Canada MineMine
Canada Mines Group (Canada Iron Mines)Group of Mines
Town of Putnam ValleyTown
Putnam CountyCounty
New YorkState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 25' 0'' North , 73° 50' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.41667,-73.85000
GRN:
N28W40
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nelsonville625 (2017)8.1km
Cold Spring1,964 (2017)8.7km
West Point6,763 (2017)9.3km
Shrub Oak2,011 (2017)10.2km
Mahopac8,369 (2017)10.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc.Poughkeepsie, New York32km
Danbury Mineralogical SocietyDanbury, Connecticut33km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York48km
Stamford Mineralogical SocietyStamford, Connecticut48km
Mindat Locality ID:
13652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13652:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An iron mine in magnetite ore located about 6 miles NE of Peekskill (about 10 miles North of Peekskill according to the Rocks and Minerals articles) and about 2 miles North of Oscawana Lake. One of the Canada group of mines. The orebody was 3 to 15 feet (1 to 5 meters) wide. Workings were a series of shallow cuts and trenches.

Located in Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock).

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Rocks & Minerals (xxxx) 7: 148.
Rockx & Minerals (xxxx) 22: 510.
Clarke, John M. (1921, September) The Magnetite Iron Deposits of Southeastern New York. New York State Museum Bulletin Vol. 249-250. The University of the State of New Yorkpages 46, 111
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