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East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project (East Kemptville Tin Mine), East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 6' 11'' North , 65° 40' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.10306,-65.68083
GeoHash:
G#: dxc6ckswv
GRN:
N30W34
Type:
Project
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yarmouth7,500 (2008)45.9km
Shelburne1,939 (2014)47.4km
Owned/operated by:
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Mindat Locality ID:
7276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7276:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e1b47bb8-613f-449d-accd-eed4461876da


Operated 1985 to 1992. Open pit, low grade tin mine. When operating, it was the largest primary tin mine in North America. Now being reclaimed.
Currently (2009) owned by Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
The East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project is located approximately 45 km northeast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in the vicinity of the former East Kemptville Tin Mine.

The property consists of 4 contiguous exploration licenses and a Special License covering an aggregate of over 10,000 ac (4,000 ha) and 880 ac (356 ha) respectively and is easily accessible by a secondary highway.

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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


49 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Colour: White
βœͺ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Most commonly as bipyramids to about 2mm. Also as flattened tabular crystals and plates. Small numbers of tiny rosettes ("anatase roses").
Colour: Black, rarely inky blue.
Description: First collected by the Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem Society and visitors from Ontario. It is localized to a brecciated rock along the northeastern end of the pit. Not reported from the rest of the mine. Associated with adularia, chlorite, quartz, bertrandite, and other minerals. Rarely found on or included in quartz. Some palm sized pieces contained hundreds of crystals.
References:
(n.d.)
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Colour: Cream, green
References:
evidence for late incursion of metasedimentary processed sulfur in a magmatic system. Economic Geology: 88: 203-207.
Mandarino, J. A., Richardson, J. M. G., Dunn, P. J., Spooner, E. T. C. (1984) Triplite from East Kemptville, Nova Scotia. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 142-143 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.21
Richardson, J. M., Roberts, A. C., Grice, J. D., Ramik, R. A. (1988) Mcauslanite, a supergene hydrated iron aluminum fluorophosphate from the East Kemptville tin mine, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26 (4) 917-921
Kontak, D.J. (1993) 34 S enrichment in late-stage veins, East Kemptville tin and base metal deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halter, Werner E., Williams-Jones, Anthony E., Kontak, Daniel J. (1996) The role of greisenization in cassiterite precipitation at the East Kemptville tin deposit, Nova Scotia. Economic Geology, 91 (2) 368-385 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.2.368
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Habit: Butterfly-twins and plates. The edges of the crystals show many complex faces.
Colour: White, colorless.
Description: These were common in a very localized part of the mine. Associated with anatase on clinochlore. Most formed butterfly twins to 1 cm, but more commonly to 5 mm.
References:
(n.d.)
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Bladed crystals with very complex faces around the edges. Striated along their length.
Colour: Dark brown.
Description: The brookites were found localised to the northeast corner of the quarry. Associated with bertrandite, anatase, and clinochlore. Far less common than anatase. Crystals to 2 mm.
References:
(n.d.)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Habit: Sometimes twinned.
Colour: Dark brown.
References:
evidence for late incursion of metasedimentary processed sulfur in a magmatic system. Economic Geology: 88: 203-207. Werner, H., Williams-Jones, A.,
Mandarino, J. A., Richardson, J. M. G., Dunn, P. J., Spooner, E. T. C. (1984) Triplite from East Kemptville, Nova Scotia. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 142-143 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.21
Richardson, J. M., Roberts, A. C., Grice, J. D., Ramik, R. A. (1988) Mcauslanite, a supergene hydrated iron aluminum fluorophosphate from the East Kemptville tin mine, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26 (4) 917-921
Richardson, J.M. (1988) Genesis of the East Kemptville greisen-hosted tin deposit, Davis Lake complex, Southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Carleton University: 293 pg.
Kontak, Daniel (1990) The East Kemptville topaz-muscovite leugranite, Nova Scotia I. Geological setting and whole-rock geochemistry. The Canadian Mineralogist, 28 (4) 787-825
Kontak, D.J. (1993) 34 S enrichment in late-stage veins, East Kemptville tin and base metal deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halter, Werner E., Williams-Jones, Anthony E., Kontak, Daniel J. (1996) The role of greisenization in cassiterite precipitation at the East Kemptville Tin Deposit, Nova Scotia. Economic Geology, 91 (2) 368-385
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Childrenite
Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Habit: Prismatic, in bowtie shaped sprays.
Colour: Brown
β“˜ 'Childrenite-Eosphorite Series'
Habit: Prismatic crystals, sometimes in bowtie sprays.
Colour: Brown.
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: Cubes, generally less than 1cm.
Colour: Purple (common), yellow (rare)
Fluorescence: None
Description: Very common, often covering large surfaces of boulders. Frequently covered in a white clay mineral. Sometimes sprinkled with pyrite. Associated with most other minerals.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Colour: Metallic gray
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Habit: Elongated blades.
Colour: White.
Description: Pretty sprays of white, elongated blades. Sprays are less than 1 mm across. Crystals exhibit gypsum's flexibility. Known from a single pocket collected by Terry Collett and Doug Wilson.
References:
(n.d.)
β“˜ Heulandite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
β“˜ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Habit: Coffin shaped.
Colour: White.
Description: Visual and Raman ID of heulandite. They could also be clinoptilolite. Associated with quartz and pyrite.
β“˜ Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Habit: Botryoidal
Description: Richardson adds hisingerite to a paragenetic sequence plot, with a question mark behind the name. More recent WDS testing on very good material gives Si and Fe, with a bit of Al as an impurity. The material is red, botryoidal, and resinous, with a conchoidal fracture, all fitting most closely with hisingerite.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Kellyite
Formula: Mn2+2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
β“˜ Kulanite
Formula: Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
βœͺ Mcauslanite (TL)
Formula: Fe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Type Locality:
Habit: Fibers and bladed crystals, sprays to 4mm.
Colour: Clear yellowish white.
Fluorescence: None
Description: 3 institutions have HT (& part of HT) and CT specimens including the GSC in Ottawa which has a matrix specimen, two polished sections, one vial and some small fragments.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Habit: Plates.
Colour: Metallic gray.
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Description: Interesting brown-cream colored prismatic crystals with excellent cleavage are parisite, a cerium carbonate mineral. Actually, recent microprobe tests have shown that the central parts of the crystals are parisite and the rinds are a cerium phosphate. More identification work is being carried out. These crystals are generally about 5 mm or less, but have been found to about 1 cm. Rarely they will have a dusting of extremely tiny pyrites. Note the undulating growth along the prism and the fat midsection of the rear crystal. http://nsminerals.atspace.com/EastKemp.html
β“˜ Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Habit: Prismatic, with striations along their length.
Colour: Colorless
Description: Found in a brecciated rock along the northeastern edge of the pit.
References:
(n.d.)
β“˜ Phosphophyllite
Formula: Zn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Cubes, octahedrons, and pyritohedrons.
Colour: Brassy metallic
Description: Associated with most of the other minerals.
References:
evidence for late incursion of metasedimentary processed sulfur in a magmatic system. Economic Geology: 88: 203-207.
Mandarino, J. A., Richardson, J. M. G., Dunn, P. J., Spooner, E. T. C. (1984) Triplite from East Kemptville, Nova Scotia. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 142-143 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.21
Richardson, J. M., Roberts, A. C., Grice, J. D., Ramik, R. A. (1988) Mcauslanite, a supergene hydrated iron aluminum fluorophosphate from the East Kemptville tin mine, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26 (4) 917-921
Kontak, D.J. (1993) 34 S enrichment in late-stage veins, East Kemptville tin and base metal deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halter, Werner E., Williams-Jones, Anthony E., Kontak, Daniel J. (1996) The role of greisenization in cassiterite precipitation at the East Kemptville tin deposit, Nova Scotia. Economic Geology, 91 (2) 368-385 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.2.368
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: White
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Habit: Massive
Colour: Colorless
β“˜ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Habit: A wide variety of shapes. Thin round discs, elongated rhombs with flat terminations, etc.
Colour: Tan, light brown, dark brown, reddish-brown.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Colour: Orange-red, black.
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Habit: Commonly found as large surfaces of druses of crystals. The endfaces of the stilbite sheaves was a smooth curved surface and highly lustrous. Often sprinkled with tiny pyrite crystals.
Colour: Bright orange, brown.
β“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Habit: Arrowhead shaped.
Colour: Tan.
Description: From localized northeast zone of the open pit. Found in breccia zone with anatase etc. On clinochlore.
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Colour: Colorless
Description: Massive topaz is reported to be very common at the mine and makes up a high percentage of the rock. Euhedral freestanding crystals are very rare though.
β“˜ Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Habit: Massive, rare crude crystals.
Colour: Vibrant salmon, reddish-pink.
Description: From Mandarino et al: Creamy-pink anhedral grains, 3 to 10 mm in diameter. The main associated minerals are apatite, quartz, pyrite, and sphalerite. First locality in Canada for triplite.
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Colour: Gray
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

TiO2β“˜ Anatase
Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2β“˜ Bertrandite
CaF2β“˜ Fluorite
Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2β“˜ 'Parisite'
FeCO3β“˜ Siderite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
β“˜Kulanite8.BH.20Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
β“˜Phosphophyllite8.CA.40Zn2Fe(PO4)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Mcauslanite (TL)8.DB.60Fe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F Β· 18H2O
β“˜Childrenite8.DD.20Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 Β· H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Hisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Kellyite9.ED.15Mn2+2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Heulandite-Ca9.GE.05(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 Β· 26H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Childrenite-Eosphorite Series'-
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhosphophylliteZn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Cβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BrookiteTiO2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PhosphophylliteZn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Oβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Fβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naβ“˜ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Alβ“˜ McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Pβ“˜ McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ PhosphophylliteZn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Caβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ BrookiteTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ KellyiteMn22+Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4
Mnβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2O
Feβ“˜ PhosphophylliteZn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ PhosphophylliteZn2Fe(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3
LaLanthanum
Laβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ceβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
UUranium
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Late/Upper Devonian : 376 Β± 3 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Devonian
   Late/Upper Devonian
β“˜ Molybdenite376 Β± 3 Ma

Documents

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East Kemptville Tin-Indium project2017Avalon Advanced Materials

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References

Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database
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Richardson, J.M., Spooner, E.T., McAuslan, D.A. (1982) The East Kemptville Tin Deposit, Nova Scotia: An example of a large tonnage, low grade, greisen-hosted deposit in the endocontact zone of a granite batholith. Current Research, Part B, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 82-1B: 27-32.
Mandarino, J. A., Richardson, J. M. G., Dunn, P. J., Spooner, E. T. C. (1984) Triplite from East Kemptville, Nova Scotia. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 142-143 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.21
Richardson, J. M., Roberts, A. C., Grice, J. D., Ramik, R. A. (1988) Mcauslanite, a supergene hydrated iron aluminum fluorophosphate from the East Kemptville tin mine, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26 (4) 917-921
Richardson, J.M. (1988) Genesis of the East Kemptville greisen-hosted tin deposit, Davis Lake complex, Southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Carleton University: 293 pg.
Kontak, Daniel (1990) The East Kemptville topaz-muscovite leugranite, Nova Scotia I. Geological setting and whole-rock geochemistry. The Canadian Mineralogist, 28 (4) 787-825
Richardson, J.M., Bell, K., Watkinson, D.H., Blenkinsop, J. (1990) Genesis and fluid evolution of the East Kemptville greisen-hosted tin mine, southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. Geological Society of America Special Papers: 246: 181-204.
Boyle, D.R. (1991) The East Kemptville polymetallic tin domain. Mineral Deposits of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2157: 88-132.
Kontak, D.J. (1993) 34 S enrichment in late-stage veins, East Kemptville tin and base metal deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada; evidence for late incursion of metasedimentary processed sulfur in a magmatic system. Economic Geology: 88: 203-207.
Halter, Werner E., Williams-Jones, Anthony E., Kontak, Daniel J. (1996) The role of greisenization in cassiterite precipitation at the East Kemptville tin deposit, Nova Scotia. Economic Geology, 91 (2) 368-385 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.91.2.368
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