Lake George Antimony mine (Consolidated Durham mines; Resources Ltd. mine; Prince William mine; Brunswick mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 50' 54'' North , 67° 2' 12'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Starlight Village | 2,127 (2019) | 21.1km |
Nackawic | 1,009 (2012) | 22.8km |
Carlisle Road | 924 (2019) | 26.5km |
Fredericton | 52,337 (2010) | 30.7km |
Pepper Creek | 802 (2019) | 36.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
509
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:509:9
GUID (UUID V4):
78dd6f4a-d3aa-4d46-ae8d-d468932894d9
Antimony sulfide was first discovered in 1863. The deposit is a system of stibnite-bearing quartz veins that cut Silurian-age greywacke and slate.
There are 4 main Sb veins: the Hibbard, Prout, Brunswick and Lawrence. A uranium-bearing zone partially envelopes the stibnite ore zone.
This mine produced a small number of native antimony specimens that are considered the finest examples known.
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42 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
βͺ Antimony Formula: Sb Habit: Simple rhombs to 2 cm Colour: grey to lustrous tin white Fluorescence: none Description: About 2 dozen specimens were recovered from the 1220 level. One specimen in the Tysons' collection has a halo of calcite xls surrounding lustrous Antimony rhombs. The largest plate recovered is in the Seaman Museum in Michigan. |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Berthierite Formula: FeSb2S4 Description: Good berthierite in white Quartz |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Chalcostibite Formula: CuSbS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' References: |
β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
β Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
β Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F References: |
β FΓΌlΓΆppite Formula: Pb3Sb8S15 |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
β Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 References: |
β Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β Magnesio-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Plagionite Formula: Pb5Sb8S17 |
β Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
βͺ 'Pyrobitumen' Habit: Botryoidal masses to several mm Colour: black Fluorescence: none Description: This is where the uraninite is! |
βͺ 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' Habit: Botryoidal masses to several mm Colour: black Fluorescence: none Description: This is where the uraninite is!
Added note by Allan Smith
When I worked there as a geological technician where I was incharge of sampling underground, pyrobitumen was abundant in one of the stopes on the 700 ft level. We used a Scintillometer to test the radioactivity of a one foot thick vein of black mud like material and deemed the area unfit to continue working in. |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Senarmontite Formula: Sb2O3 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
β Soddyite Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
β Stibivanite (TL) Formula: Sb2VO5 Type Locality: Description: This locality is the type locality for stibivanite and the polytype stibivanite 2M References: Kaiman, S., Harris, D. C., Dutrizac, J. E. (1980) Stibivanite, a new mineral from the Lake George antimony deposit, New Brunswick. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (3) 329-332 |
β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O References: |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
β Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 |
β Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Chalcostibite | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
β | Berthierite | 2.HA.20 | FeSb2S4 |
β | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
β | FΓΌlΓΆppite | 2.HC.10a | Pb3Sb8S15 |
β | Plagionite | 2.HC.10b | Pb5Sb8S17 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Senarmontite | 4.CB.50 | Sb2O3 |
β | Valentinite | 4.CB.55 | Sb2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
β | Stibivanite (TL) | 4.JA.55 | Sb2VO5 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) Β· nH2O |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Soddyite | 9.AK.05 | (UO2)2SiO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Magnesio-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Pyrobitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
H | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | β Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
O | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
O | β Stibivanite | Sb2VO5 |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | β Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | β FΓΌlΓΆppite | Pb3Sb8S15 |
S | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
S | β Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
S | β Plagionite | Pb5Sb8S17 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Stibivanite | Sb2VO5 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Antimony | Sb |
Sb | β Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Sb | β Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Sb | β FΓΌlΓΆppite | Pb3Sb8S15 |
Sb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Sb | β Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
Sb | β Plagionite | Pb5Sb8S17 |
Sb | β Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
Sb | β Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
Sb | β Stibivanite | Sb2VO5 |
Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | β Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | β FΓΌlΓΆppite | Pb3Sb8S15 |
Pb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Pb | β Plagionite | Pb5Sb8S17 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
U | β Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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References
Kaiman, S., Harris, D. C., Dutrizac, J. E. (1980) Stibivanite, a new mineral from the Lake George antimony deposit, New Brunswick. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (3) 329-332