Victoria Mine, Snowdon Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Victoria Mine | Mine |
| Snowdon Township | Township |
| Minden Hills Township | Township |
| Haliburton County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 49' 22'' North , 78° 33' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haliburton Village | 1,149 (2019) | 25.5km |
| Lindsay | 20,354 (2018) | 54.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kawartha Rock & Fossil Club | Peterborough, Ontario | 34km |
In calcite at contact of crystalline limestone and hornblende-feldspar gneiss. "The deposit was opened for iron in 1872 by Thomas Shortiss who made a shipment of iron ore. The ore was obtained from a trench measuring 5 m by 73 m. In 1882 Messrs. Parry and Mills examined the property and began the construction of a blast furnace but funds ran out before completion." Ultimately closed 1961.
Lot 20 Concession I
Lot 20 Concession I
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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Victoria Mine, Snowdon Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada