Vardy Quarry, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Vardy Quarry | Quarry |
Dungannon Township | Township |
Town of Bancroft | Municipality |
Hastings County | County |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 4' 45'' North , 77° 48' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bancroft | 3,838 (2008) | 5.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and Museum | Bancroft, Ontario | 5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
21190
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21190:0
GUID (UUID V4):
e99147cd-1daa-4588-b114-4fe9a8fe7e11
In nepheline-plagioclase gneiss.
"The Quarry was worked for nepheline from 1937 to 1939." "The deposit is exposed by a quarry measuring 24 m by 12 m cut into the east side of a hill. The operator was New England Nepheline Company."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Habit: patches in nepheline as an alteration product Colour: pink to mauve |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) Habit: massive Colour: grey |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Sodalite Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Sodalite | 9.FB.10 | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
O | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Na | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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