Shipman Mine, Elizabethtown Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shipman Mine | Mine |
| Elizabethtown Township | Township |
| Leeds and Grenville Counties | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 32' 15'' North , 75° 47' 48'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brockville | 23,886 (2013) | 10.6km |
| Hammond | 275 (2017) | 12.8km |
| Morristown | 387 (2017) | 13.0km |
| Alexandria Bay | 1,097 (2017) | 24.4km |
| Redwood | 605 (2017) | 26.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club | Kingston, Ontario | 48km |
An iron mine operated in the 1800's in Lot 37, Concession II, in Elizabethtown Township which ceased operations in 1875.
NOTE: Currently worked for specimens by Allen Stein and another person; access is restricted (https://www.mindat.org/mesg-150956.html#578072).
Main claim to mineralogical fame as the Dana Locality for twinned pyrrhotite crystals.
The Brockville Chemical Company operated the mine and a plant (from 1869) that produced sulphuric acid (in Brockville). The acid plant continued after the mine closed, using U.S. pyrite, until 1884. A tunnel, started near the foot of the hill, was run S about 10 ft where a raise was cut to meet the bottom of the open pit, near the top of the hill. The main pit was sunk to 250 ft and a shaft, at the bottom of a 50 ft pit, was sunk about 200 ft. From this shaft levels were run to the SW (the Big Drift), S (Gardener Drift) and E. The Big Drift was over 400 ft long and, in one place, over 300 ft wide. In the Gardener Drift the ore was lost. In the E drift calcite and ore were abundant but it had to be abandoned due to water and unsafe walls (no timbering). Mining of open-cuts appears to have been carried out in a piecemeal and unsafe fashion.
Possibly located on Halleck's Road.
NOTE: Currently worked for specimens by Allen Stein and another person; access is restricted (https://www.mindat.org/mesg-150956.html#578072).
Main claim to mineralogical fame as the Dana Locality for twinned pyrrhotite crystals.
The Brockville Chemical Company operated the mine and a plant (from 1869) that produced sulphuric acid (in Brockville). The acid plant continued after the mine closed, using U.S. pyrite, until 1884. A tunnel, started near the foot of the hill, was run S about 10 ft where a raise was cut to meet the bottom of the open pit, near the top of the hill. The main pit was sunk to 250 ft and a shaft, at the bottom of a 50 ft pit, was sunk about 200 ft. From this shaft levels were run to the SW (the Big Drift), S (Gardener Drift) and E. The Big Drift was over 400 ft long and, in one place, over 300 ft wide. In the Gardener Drift the ore was lost. In the E drift calcite and ore were abundant but it had to be abandoned due to water and unsafe walls (no timbering). Mining of open-cuts appears to have been carried out in a piecemeal and unsafe fashion.
Possibly located on Halleck's Road.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] References: |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Formula: Fe |
| ✪ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Octahedron to 20cm in size Description: Billings Pyrite Mine. Hallecks Road, Elizabethtown Township. |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Habit: twinned xls |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTiO(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron ? | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTiO(SiO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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Shipman Mine, Elizabethtown Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada