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Lincoln Quarry (Beamsville Quarry), Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 6' 38'' North , 79° 29' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
St. Catharines131,989 (2018)21.3km
Thorold18,224 (2010)23.7km
Welland50,331 (2010)24.2km
Binbrook8,796 (2018)25.9km
Port Colborne18,599 (2010)31.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Niagara Peninsula Geological SocietySt Catharines, Ontario24km
Mindat Locality ID:
7831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7831:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


In Dolomitic Limestone (Lockport formation dolostones). Owned by Genstar Ltd. Located about 3 miles (5.1 km) SW of Beamsville and about 15½ miles West of St Catherines.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils Pink dolomite.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Galena
Formula: PbS
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Description: also hydrocarbon and fossils

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Collecting at the Lincoln (Nelson Aggregate) Quarry, Beamsville Ontario by Michael Adamowicz


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