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Novar roadcut, Perry Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canadai
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Novar roadcutRoad Cutting
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 28' 16'' North , 79° 16' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Huntsville19,579 (2009)15.8km
South River1,193 (2008)41.2km
Bracebridge8,238 (2006)48.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
234787
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234787:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lot 19, Concession III,

On the east side of highway 11, 2.13km north of Novar Ontario broken rock falling from the face of the roadcut has a contact zone containing small quartz crystals and a black mineral in the form of poorly formed crystals that resemble titanite.

The cut is aproximately 20 meters east of the northbound lane.

Specimens of both minerals have been collected.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Colour: dark green
Description: Dark green, poorly formed crystals found in contact zone.
References:
'Feldspar Group'
Colour: pink/orange
Description: Traces of feldspar with quartz inclusions.
References:
Graphite
Formula: C
Colour: silver
Description: Graphite flakes under 1cm observed.
References:
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Massive/macrocrystalline terminated
Colour: clear, white
Description: Small terminated crystals seen and collected.
References:
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Colour: black
Description: Poorly formed crystals in cluster found in contact zone.
References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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