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Lythmore #1 Mine, Oneida Township, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 58' 27'' North , 79° 55' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.97417,-79.92306
GeoHash:
G#: f0pjt33fc
GRN:
N31W41
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Bay50,170 (2018)51.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
256368
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:256368:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Main shaft located south of Third Line Rd and north of CN track immediately NW of Lythmore station.
The main gypsum bed extracted occurs at 25 m in the main shaft and at 42 m in the air shaft. Its thickness is about 2.4m and grey coloured. There is a second thinner(< 1m) bed which occurs at 33 m in the main shaft and it is white coloured.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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References

MDI Number: MDI30L13NW00002
ontariocaves.com (n.d.) http://ontariocaves.com/gypsummines.htm
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