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South quarry, Dundas Quarry, West Flamborough Township, Hamilton, Ontario, Canadai
Regional Level Types
South quarryQuarry
Dundas QuarryQuarry (Active)
West Flamborough TownshipTownship (Historical)
HamiltonCity
OntarioProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 18' 2'' North , 79° 59' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ancaster33,232 (2012)9.2km
Hamilton519,949 (2013)12.6km
Burlington164,415 (2010)15.5km
Binbrook8,796 (2018)24.6km
Milton84,362 (2018)25.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Brantford Lapidary and Mineral SocietyBrantford, Ontario29km
Canadian Micro-Mineral AssociationOntario, Quebec34km
Kitchener Waterloo Gem and Mineral ClubKitchener, Ontario39km
Mindat Locality ID:
233993
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233993:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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9 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb GalenaPbS

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