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Blithfield mine (Caldwell mine), Blithfield Township, Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canadai
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Blithfield mine (Caldwell mine)Mine
Blithfield TownshipTownship (Abolished)
Greater MadawaskaTownship
Renfrew CountyCounty
OntarioProvince
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 12' 47'' North , 76° 40' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.21333,-76.67417
GeoHash:
G#: f213pnzdf
GRN:
N31W39
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Renfrew8,018 (2008)28.2km
Arnprior9,607 (2008)35.2km
Shawville1,608 (2016)45.5km
Perth6,481 (2008)48.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
14341
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14341:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


In Hornblende-biotite schist.

The Caldwell mine, formerly operated by the Grasselli Chemical Company, of Hamilton, is situated on lots l and 2, concession I, Blithfield township, about 6 miles south of Calabogie and approximately 1-1/4 miles east of Clyde Lake siding on the Canadian Pacific railway. The mine was connected with the siding by a road and a narrow-gauge railway.

The discovery of the deposit is said to have been made about the year 1885 by prospectors for gold, whose attention was attracted by the masses of iron rust and honeycomb quartz which characterize the outcrops. The deposit carries practically no gold and no attempt was made to develop it until T. B. Caldwell became interested in the occurrence and after some preliminary prospecting purchased the property from W. Mackie, of Arnprior, the original owner.(ARV53)

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘRozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O

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References

www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.) http://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/MDI/data/records/MDI31F02NE00007.html
Satterly, J. (1944) Mineral Occurrences in the Renfrew Area, Ontario Department of Mines, Fifty - Third Annual Report, ARV53, Pt.3, P.93-96.
Hewitt D.F. (1968) Pyrite Deposits of Ontario, Ontario Department of mines, Mineral resources Circular, MRC 5, P.16.
Carter, T. R., Colvine A.C. and Meyn H.D. (1980) Geology of Base Metal, Precious Metal, Iron, and Molybdenum Deposits in the Pembroke-Renfrew Area, Ontario geological Survey, Mineral Deposits Circular 20, p.83-86.
Sabina, Ann P. (2007) Rocks and minerals for the collector : Ottawa to North Bay and Huntsville, Ontario; Gatineau (Hull) to Waltham and Témiscaming, Quebec. Miscellaneous report 48. Geological Survey of Canada p.16
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