Capelton mines (Capel mine; Albert mines; Wheal Betsy), Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 19' 20'' North , 71° 54' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Forest | 35,500 (2016) | 7.7km |
| Sherbrooke | 129,447 (2016) | 8.7km |
| Magog | 15,550 (2016) | 19.6km |
| Coaticook | 7,021 (2016) | 22.7km |
| Cookshire-Eaton | 1,568 (2016) | 24.1km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mineralogical Association of Canada | Québec, Quebec | 19km |
| Club de Minéralogie de Québec | Québec, Quebec | 19km |
Formerly: Capelton mine (Capel mine; Albert mines; Wheal Betsy), Hatley Township (Canton), Sherbrooke Co., Québec, Canada
Coordinates confirmed on topographic map. On a cadastral map of Ascot Township, the mines were in lot 3, ranges VIII to IX.
The name Capelton mines was applied to a group of mines comprising the Capel mine, the Albert mines, and Wheal Betsy,all situated near the village of Albert Mines. The Albert mines operated three inclined shafts referred to as the No.1, No.3 and No.4 (also called the Walter shaft). Copper was discovered here in 1863, and mining ended in 1907. One of the Albert mines shafts reached a depth of about 2,300 feet along the incline. The mines all exploited lenticular ore-bodies of pyrite and chalcopyrite enclosed in the same band of steeply dipping sericite schist in the Appalachian Orogen (460-380 Ga). The sulfides were all apparently massive or disseminated. The secondary minerals listed were all formed post-mining in the waste dumps.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Devilline Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Posnjakite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Posnjakite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Devilline | 7.DD.30 | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
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- Taconic ArcVolcanic Arc
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Capelton mines, Hatley, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada