McDonald Mine, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McDonald Mine | Mine |
| Foley Township | Township |
| Parry Sound District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 17' 34'' North , 79° 58' 40'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parry Sound | 6,469 (2018) | 7.5km |
The 4- by 6-foot shaft of the old McDonald mine in lot 25, concession VII,
Foley township, was worked in 1898 and 1899 and is reported to be 106 feet deep. The country rock in the vicinity of the shaft is a hornblende gneiss containing three pink granitized zones, two of which are 4 inches wide and the other 5 inches, which carry disseminated chalcopyrite, some bornite, and secondary malachite. A grab sample of the sulphide-bearing material taken by the writer showed no gold values when assayed.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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McDonald Mine, Foley Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada