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Marcasite from
Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Uranophane occurs as fine crystal clusters.
Uranophane is a good collectors mineral and is quite profitable as a specimen.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41805
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41805:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘWarwickite occurrence, Herschel Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘDesmont Mine (Homer Yellowknife prospect), Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘEldorado Copper Mine (Coe Iron mine; Moore Iron mine), Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘHighway 7 Fluorite occurrence, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMarmoraton Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘOre Chimney Mine (Bey Mines), Barrie Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
67.7km (42.0 miles) ⓘBailey Mine, Madoc Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
67.8km (42.2 miles) ⓘGolden Fleece Mine, Kaladar Township, Addington Highlands Township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘRogers Mine, Rogers mine property, Centre Hastings Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
References
Hewitt, D. F. (1967) Pegmatite Mineral Resources of Ontario. Industrial Mineral Report 21. Ontario Department of Minesp.21
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182 pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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