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Richardson Mine (Fission Mine), Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
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Richardson Mine (Fission Mine)Mine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 36'' North , 78° 11' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.06000,-78.18389
GeoHash:
G#: f202kfujx
GRN:
N31W40
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bancroft3,838 (2008)25.7km
Haliburton Village1,149 (2019)26.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and MuseumBancroft, Ontario26km
Mindat Locality ID:
7787
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7787:6
GUID (UUID V4):
95b1ad2c-669f-4d48-8294-613625fe04e5


Uranium-bearing vein-dikes.
Analyses of uraninite from Cardiff Twp., probably from this mine are given in American Mineralogist, 15, 455 in a table on page 459.

W.M. Richardson discovered uraninite in lot 4, concession XXI, in 1922.
In 1929, Ontario Radium Corporation, Limited, acquired the property and was succeeded in turn by International Radium and Resources, Limited, in 1931, by Wilberforce Minerals, Limited, in 1937, and by Fission Mines, Limited, in 1946.

The underground workings, consisting of 850 feet of crosscutting and drifting on the adit level, and an inclined shaft from the surface pits to the adit level, were completed in 1929 and 1930. A mill was built in 1931-32, and small test runs were made from March to May 1933. The mill was later dismantled.
Exploration by Fission Mines from 1946 to 1948 included 12,000 feet of diamond drilling and a limited amount of underground exploration. The property was inactive from 1948 to 1954. In 1955, Fission Mines carried out some further surface-trenching and 2,545 feet of diamond-drilling.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Curite
Formula: Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
References:
Reiner Mielke 2013
β“˜ Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Fluorite var. Stink-Fluss
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ 'Gummite'
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Metaschoepite
Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 10H2O
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ Schoepite
Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
References:
GSC misc report 39
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)β“˜ 'Apatite'
Ca5(PO4)3Fβ“˜ Fluorapatite
UO2β“˜ Uraninite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜var. Stink-Fluss3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Metaschoepite4.GA.05(UO2)8O2(OH)12 Β· 10H2O
β“˜Schoepite4.GA.05(UO2)8O2(OH)12 Β· 12H2O
β“˜Curite4.GB.55Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Thorite
var. Uranothorite		9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Melanocerite-(Ce)9.AJ.20(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
β“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'		-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
β“˜'Gummite'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Hβ“˜ CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Hβ“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
Hβ“˜ Metaschoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 10H2O
Hβ“˜ Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Oβ“˜ CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Oβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
Oβ“˜ Metaschoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 10H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
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“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ Fluorite var. Stink-FlussCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Siβ“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caβ“˜ Fluorite var. Stink-FlussCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
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
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ceβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ceβ“˜ Melanocerite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,0)
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
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Uβ“˜ CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Uβ“˜ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Uβ“˜ Metaschoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 10H2O
Uβ“˜ Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Uβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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References

Hewitt, D.F. (1957) Geology of Cardiff and Faraday Townships. Ontario Department of Mines, Annual Report ARV66, Part 3, 66-67.
Steacy, H.R., Rose, E. R., Moyd, L., Hogarth, D.D. (1982) Some classic Mineral Localities of Southeastern Ontario. Mineralogical Record, 13, 197-203.
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Bancroft: the Mineral Capital of Canada. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 92-99.
www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.) http://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/mdi/data/records/MDI31E01SE00235.html
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