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Route 21 outcrop, Minden Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
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Meionite, etc.

Route 21 outcrop, Minden Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
03663950017272327466232.jpg
Meionite, etc.

Route 21 outcrop, Minden Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
03663950017272327466232.jpg
Meionite, etc.

Route 21 outcrop, Minden Township, Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 59' 11'' North , 78° 37' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.98666,-78.61868
GeoHash:
G#: drbpfvxd7
GRN:
N30W41
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Haliburton Village1,149 (2019)10.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
255209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:255209:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Road Cut/Ledge on the eastern side of the Route 21, "approximately halfway between Minden Hills and Haliburton" and probably within Minden Hills. Noted for transparent scapolite (acid etched from calcite).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
References:
Al Burnett
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
References:
Al Burnett

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘMeionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3

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