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Minden Hills Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
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Mindat Locality ID:
426407
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:426407:4
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
French:
Minden Hills, comté de Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
German:
Minden Hills, Haliburton County, Ontario, Kanada
Italian:
Minden Hills, Contea di Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
Simplified Chinese:
明登山, 哈利伯頓縣, 安大略省, 加拿大
Spanish:
Minden Hills, Ontario, Canadá
Dutch:
Minden Hills, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Farsi/Persian:
میندن هیلز, شهرستان هالیبرتون, انتاریو, کانادا
Japanese:
ミンデンヒルズ, ハリバートン郡, オンタリオ州, カナダ
Polish:
Minden Hills, Hrabstwo Haliburton, Ontario, Kanada


Minden Hills is a township in and the county seat of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgam of the townships of Snowdon, Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon and Minden. It is usually referred to as Minden, after its largest community.

The township was formed on January 1, 2001, by combining the townships of Lutterworth, Snowdon, Anson, Hindon and Minden.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

31 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Peristerite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Habit: usually not well crystalline
Colour: orange, yellow, red
Description: found in the marbles of an occurrence in the Minden area, associated with green-yellow muscovite, tremolite, and graphite
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Sunstone'
Colour: biege-pink with rainbow specks
Description: In a pegmatite adjacent to a marble in the Minden area, sunstone forms alongside feldspar, marble,amphibolite, graphite, diopside, peristerite, minor titanites and tiny black zircons.
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Humite Group'
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore
Formula: (Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
References:
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Wilsonite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification
'Oxycalciobetafite'
Formula: Ca2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
Description: Chemical analysis by Hogarth (1961) suggested the mineral from this location was "betafite", but the specimens are too ti-poor to be oxycalciobetafite. The analysis indicates hydroxycalciopyrochlore.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Scapolite'
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Habit: well formed crystals
Colour: black-brown
Description: forms as black well-formed crystals in a granite occurence
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Weddellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: In a pegmatite adjacent to a marble in the Minden area, tiny black zircons forms alongside feldspar, sunstone, marble, amphibolite, diopside, peristerite, graphite, and minor titanites.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore4.DH.15(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
'Oxycalciobetafite' ?4.DH.15Ca2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Thorite
var. Uranothorite
9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
Clinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Wilsonite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Peristerite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Weddellite10.AB.40Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'-
'Scapolite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Feldspar Group
var. Sunstone'
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'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Humite Group'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
H Actinolite-Tremolite Series
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
H Muscovite var. WilsoniteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
C WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
O Actinolite-Tremolite Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
O OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
O Muscovite var. WilsoniteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Actinolite-Tremolite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Muscovite var. WilsoniteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Si Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Muscovite var. WilsoniteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. WilsoniteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca WeddelliteCa(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O
Ca Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Ca OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Ti OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Actinolite-Tremolite Series
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Nb OxycalciobetafiteCa2(Ti,Nb)2O6O
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Th Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
U Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
U Hydroxycalciopyrochlore(Ca,Na,U,◻)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)

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