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Highway 18 roadcut, Dysart Township, Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 59' 45'' North , 78° 34' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Haliburton Village1,149 (2019)7.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
235377
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235377:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


~2 m high roadcut located ~7 km northeast of Ingoldsby, Ontario.

Roadcut was exposed during 2005 when road repair operations were in the area.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Colour: Black, brown
Fluorescence: None noted
Description: Black 'Hornblende' (not analyzed) crystals to over 3 inches with iron oxide staining.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Colour: Pink to orange
Fluorescence: None noted
Description: Pink to orange Microcline feldspar crystals to 2 inches, may be stained by iron or manganese oxides.
'Scapolite'
Colour: brown to yellow
Fluorescence: None noted
Description: Brown to yellow Scapolite crystals to 3 inches, some floaters noted in 2005. Some iron or manganese oxides noted to have stained crystals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Scapolite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlAluminium
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

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