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Canal dump (Montrose occurrence), Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canadai
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Canal dump (Montrose occurrence)Mine Dump
Niagara FallsCity
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 4' 32'' North , 79° 7' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Niagara Falls82,000 (2009)5.5km
Niagara Falls48,916 (2017)5.9km
Thorold18,224 (2010)7.6km
Lewiston2,596 (2017)13.0km
Grand Island20,813 (2017)14.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Niagara Peninsula Geological SocietySt Catharines, Ontario18km
Buffalo Geological Society, Inc.Buffalo, New York33km
Mindat Locality ID:
203820
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203820:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Rock dump from the hydroelectric station canal at Niagara Falls.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: rarely found and then as thin coatings on matrix
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Collecting at the Canal Dump (Montrose Occurrence) Niagara Falls by Michael Adamowicz


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