Ojibway Mine, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ojibway Mine | Mine |
| Windsor | - not defined - |
| Essex County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 15' 21'' North , 83° 6' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| River Rouge | 7,546 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Ecorse | 9,257 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Wyandotte | 25,156 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Lincoln Park | 37,012 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Melvindale | 10,404 (2017) | 6.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Mineralological & Lapidary Society | Taylor, Michigan | 14km |
| Roamin Club | Livonia, Michigan | 24km |
| Michigan Mineralogical Society | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 38km |
In dolomitic limestone and limy shale.
The main salt bed is 8.2 m thick and is at a depth of 289 m to 297 m below the surface. Another bed is 9 m above it. The salt is exceptionally pure containing less than 2 per cent impurities. The salt beds occur in the Salina Formation of Silurian age.
The salt bed was discovered by Canadian Rock Salt Company as a result of diamond drilling carried out in 1952. A production shaft was sunk to a depth of 335 m. The mine workings extend beneath the Detroit River. Due to water conditions (aquifers) and hydrogen sulphide gas, the ground had to be frozen to a depth of 229 m by a series of freeze-holes drilled 1 m along the circumference of a circle 9.7 m in diameter prior to shaft sinking. Production began in 1955.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Habit: paper-thin lamellae banded with halite |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Habit: medium to coarse grained Colour: colourless to white translucent |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Michigan BasinBasin
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Ojibway Mine, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada