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McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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McKay Head cliffs

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Pockety seam

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Quartz

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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McKay Head cliffs

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Pockety seam

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Quartz

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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McKay Head cliffs

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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Pockety seam

McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 23' 46'' North , 64° 12' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.39634,-64.20000
GRN:
N31W33
Type:
Headland (Active) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Parrsboro1,472 (2014)9.9km
Springhill3,940 (2008)30.6km
Hantsport1,253 (2008)36.7km
Wolfville3,523 (2008)37.1km
Kentville12,636 (2014)42.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
69454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69454:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


For reasons that are not clear, pinkish-white crystalline quartz from this locality has been referred to for decades as "siliceous sinter". Sinter typically refers to massive silica deposited by hot springs, which does not describe the well-crystallized material from McKay Head; "sinter" from this locality appears merely to be quartz with an outer zone rendered milky by abundant fluid and other inclusions. See Mindat discussion https://www.mindat.org/mesg-580267.html.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
References:
J. Dyer collection
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
J.N. Wingard.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

www.researchgate.net (n.d.) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Location-of-the-McKay-Head-volcanic-section-and-the-North-Mountain-basalt-Inset-map-of_fig2_259533769
Bates, Albert C. (1895) Quartz and its Varieties - Including Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Agate, Jasper, Agatized Wood, Smoky Quartz, etc., with a description of localities. Arthur Chamberlain.
Greenough, J.D., Dostal, J. (1992) Cooling history and differentiation of a thick North Mountain Basalt flow (Nova Scotia, Canada). Bulletin of Volcanology: 55(1-2): 63-73.
Schlische, R.W., Ackermann, R.V. (1995) Kinematic significance of sediment-filled fissures in the North Mountain Basalt, Fundy rift basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Structural Geology: 17(7): 987-996.
Durstling, H. (1997) The quartz balls of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mineral News: 13 (2): 1, 2, 6-9.
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