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

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 17' 29'' North , 79° 59' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ancaster33,232 (2012)8.2km
Hamilton519,949 (2013)12.3km
Burlington164,415 (2010)16.3km
Binbrook8,796 (2018)23.8km
Milton84,362 (2018)26.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Brantford Lapidary and Mineral SocietyBrantford, Ontario28km
Canadian Micro-Mineral AssociationOntario, Quebec35km
Kitchener Waterloo Gem and Mineral ClubKitchener, Ontario39km
Mindat Locality ID:
254042
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254042:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This quarry is now inactive. The area of the ramp on the west side of the quarry is now on top of an old sulphide vein that was up to 2 meters wide, dipping vertical and striking NNE. Some of it is still exposed on the west wall near the south corner of the quarry.

NOTE: all the highly modified galena crystals, with octahedral and dodecahedral modifications, came from this quarry. Many photos of such galena in the North quarry folder are in the wrong folder and belong here. (Reiner Mielke 2014)

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gunningite
Formula: ZnSO4 · H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gunningite7.CB.05ZnSO4 · H2O
Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
O StrontianiteSrCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Zn GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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