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Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 44'' North , 65° 53' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Tetagouche945 (2019)20.1km
Bathurst12,714 (2013)23.8km
Nicholas Denys852 (2019)24.4km
Robertville937 (2019)25.7km
Dunlop950 (2019)26.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
8906
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8906:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A lead-zinc mine located 26 km SW of Bathurst. The world's largest underground zinc mine and its fourth largest zinc producer. Owned by Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. Mine went to at least the 2,350 level.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


42 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Barytocalcite
Formula: BaCa(CO3)2
Bianchite
Formula: Zn(H2O)6(SO4)
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Boyleite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 4H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
Edingtonite
Formula: Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Habit: orthorhombic crystals up to 14mm in diameter and over 4.5cm long
Colour: lustrous white to colorless
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Graphite
Formula: C
Greenalite
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Gunningite
Formula: ZnSO4 · H2O
Description: listed as "No. 2 Mine" in the reference.
Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kinoshitalite
Formula: (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mannardite
Formula: Ba(Ti4+6V3+2)O16
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
Microcline var. Hyalophane
Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Domeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Mannardite4.DK.05bBa(Ti4+6V3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Barytocalcite5.AB.45BaCa(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gunningite7.CB.05ZnSO4 · H2O
Boyleite7.CB.15ZnSO4 · 4H2O
Bianchite7.CB.25Zn(H2O)6(SO4)
Goslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kinoshitalite9.EC.35(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Greenalite9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Celsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Microcline
var. Hyalophane
9.FA.30(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Edingtonite9.GA.15Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Harmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BianchiteZn(H2O)6(SO4)
H BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
H Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
H GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
H HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
H Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BianchiteZn(H2O)6(SO4)
O BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
O Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
O GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
O HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MannarditeBa(Ti64+V23+)O16
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Al CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Al Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Si HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Si Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BianchiteZn(H2O)6(SO4)
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
S GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
KPotassium
K Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
K Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti MannarditeBa(Ti64+V23+)O16
VVanadium
V MannarditeBa(Ti64+V23+)O16
MnManganese
Mn Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu DomeykiteCu3As
Cu MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ZnZinc
Zn BianchiteZn(H2O)6(SO4)
Zn BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
Zn GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Zn GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As DomeykiteCu3As
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
BaBarium
Ba BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Ba EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Ba HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Ba Microcline var. Hyalophane(K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ba Kinoshitalite(Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Ba MannarditeBa(Ti64+V23+)O16
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3

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