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Cairns Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 9' 42'' North , 77° 49' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.16167,-77.83222
GeoHash:
G#: f208uvkmc
GRN:
N31W40
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bancroft3,838 (2008)11.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and MuseumBancroft, Ontario12km
Mindat Locality ID:
21249
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21249:5
GUID (UUID V4):
057eecc6-1d48-4006-a32e-d9feb2dc322c


In pegmatite dyke cutting amphibolite.

"The deposit was worked between 1920 and 1924 from a pit (15 m by 9 m and 8 m deep) by Messrs. Dillon and Mills, by the Feldspar Mines Corporation and P.J. Dwyer. Two carloads of feldspar were shipped from the deposit."

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Peristerite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Colour: dull greenish black
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
Colour: black lustrious
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Colour: black lustrious
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
β“˜ Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Pyrochlore Group
var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'		4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
β“˜''4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon
var. Cyrtolite		9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
β“˜9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Amazonite9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite
var. Peristerite		9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'		-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
β“˜'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Hβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Caβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Tiβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrβ“˜ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nbβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ceβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Taβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Taβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Uβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Uβ“˜ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)

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References

Spence, H. S (1932) Feldspar, Canada Mines Branch Publication 731pp.47-48
Hewitt, D.F. (1954) Geology of Monteagle and Carlow Townships, Ontario Department of Mines, Sixty-Third Annual Report, ARV63, Pt.6, P.39, 47.
Hewitt, D. F. (1967) Pegmatite Mineral Resources of Ontario. Industrial Mineral Report 21. Ontario Department of Minesp.20
Storey, C.C. and Vos M.A. (1981) Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, Ontario Geological Survey, Mineral Deposit Circular 22, pt.2, p.122-123.
Masson, S.L. and Gordon, J.B. (1981) Radioactive Mineral Deposits of the Pembroke-Renfrew Area, Ontario Geological Survey, Mineral Deposit Circular, MDC 23, p.140.
Gordon, J.B., Rybak, U.C., and Robertson, J. A. (1981) Uranium and Thorium Deposits of Southern Ontario, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5311, p.278,281.
Martin, W. (1983) Industrial Minerals of the Algonquin Region, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5425, p.77, 283.
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous report 39. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/121046
Goad, B.E. (1990) Granitic pegmatites of the Bancroft Area, Southeastern Ontario, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5717, p.96-98.
www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.) http://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/MDI/data/records/MDI31F04NW00003.html
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