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Chalcopyrite from
Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Colour:Brass yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tennantite Subgroup2
Baryte2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135233:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘKempt Shore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘFive Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘWest Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘEureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘMeguma Group, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘMount Uniacke gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘRenfrew gold district, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘMillet Brook U-Ag deposit, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘWards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘWalker Moly prospect (New Russell prospect), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Boyle, Robert W. (1972) The geology, geochemistry, and origin of the barite, manganese, and lead-zinc-copper-silver deposits of the Walton-Cheverie area, Nova Scotia. Bulletin 166. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/102321
Mossman, D. J., Brown, M. J. (1986) Stratiform barite in sabkha sediments, Walton-Cheverie, Nova Scotia. Economic Geology, 81 (8) 2016-2021 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.8.2016
Whitehead, N., MacDonald, A. (1998) Dispersion of tailings from the Walton Ba-Cu-Pb-Zn mine site, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geology: 34: 171-184.
Sangster, D. F., Burtt, M. D., Kontak, D. J. (1998) Geology of the B baseline zone, Walton Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Ba deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology, 93 (6) 869-882 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.93.6.869
Wallace, Chaneil J., Kontak, Daniel J., Turner, Elizabeth C., Fayek, Mostafa (2025) Origin of Siderite and Baryte in a Carbonate-Replacement Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu Sulphide Deposit: Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030327
 
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