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Robertson Hill, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 56'' North , 77° 48' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bancroft3,838 (2008)3.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and MuseumBancroft, Ontario3km
Mindat Locality ID:
6967
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6967:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lily Robertson


A blasted outcrop of white rock and cuts located near contact between nepheline gneiss and hornblende-plagioclase gneiss.

The deposit was exposed by Louis Moyd in 1947-48. the openings, on the northwest side of Robertson Hill, consist of a pit, a trench 30 m north of the pit and several other trenches to the northeast.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
'Hydronephelite' ?
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
References:
'Scapolite'
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Cancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Scapolite'-
'Hydronephelite' ?-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
O CorundumAl2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SSulfur
S Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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