Wallbridge and Herrington Mine, Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wallbridge and Herrington Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Madoc Township | Township |
| Hastings County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 28' 54'' North , 77° 32' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Deposit first discovered:
1918
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quinte West | 42,697 (2010) | 33.2km |
| Belleville | 49,454 (2018) | 37.3km |
| Deseronto | 1,897 (2008) | 50.4km |
| Prince Edward | 25,496 (2010) | 58.5km |
| Picton | 3,983 (2013) | 62.8km |
In a vein cutting grey Ordovician limestone.
"Colourless, light-green and mauve fluorite occurs with white, pink and light brown platy barite in coarsely crystalline white calcite. The colourless fluorite fluoresces yellowish white and the calcite fluoresces bright pink when exposed to ultraviolet rays ('short' rays more effective than 'long').
The deposit was discovered in 1918 by G.M. Wallbridge. It was worked for fluorite from open cuts and two shafts (125 feet and 50 feet deep) first in 1920-22 and later (by Dominion Fluorspar Company Limited) in 1941-43. The Herrington fluorite mine adjoins this mine to the north (150 feet) and the Lee Senior fluorite mine is about 300 yards to the south. There is a large dump near the main shaft which has been fenced off."
Ref.: Dana 6:A1:65.
"Colourless, light-green and mauve fluorite occurs with white, pink and light brown platy barite in coarsely crystalline white calcite. The colourless fluorite fluoresces yellowish white and the calcite fluoresces bright pink when exposed to ultraviolet rays ('short' rays more effective than 'long').
The deposit was discovered in 1918 by G.M. Wallbridge. It was worked for fluorite from open cuts and two shafts (125 feet and 50 feet deep) first in 1920-22 and later (by Dominion Fluorspar Company Limited) in 1941-43. The Herrington fluorite mine adjoins this mine to the north (150 feet) and the Lee Senior fluorite mine is about 300 yards to the south. There is a large dump near the main shaft which has been fenced off."
Ref.: Dana 6:A1:65.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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| Ontario Canada Geological SurveyMinfile: | MDI31C05NE00007 |
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