Trout Brook, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trout Brook | Prospect |
| Inverness Co. | County |
| Nova Scotia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 5' 55'' North , 61° 8' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Princeville | 5,571 (2010) | 39.0km |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,564 (2008) | 56.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
435163
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435163:7
GUID (UUID V4):
5b0b65f9-8a3d-44ca-bbe3-6cc99c6c9687
Information about this locality comes from specimens collected in 1956 by Walter and Ada Wolf, now in the collection of Eric Quinter. They were labeled as coming from Trout Brook, Ainslie Lake, Cape Breton Island, with no mine or prospect name. They lived in the USA, so there must be some local publication or knowledge detailing this location for them to find it.
The specimens consist of typical low-temperature, probably fault-breccia-hosted hydrothermal mineralization (calcite, fluorite, baryte) with some secondary azurite and malachite indicating the presence of primary copper minerals in the deposit, but none is evident in the specimens. A few small specimens appear to have a cemented sandstone matrix that along with the geologic map of Nova Scotia and the general location suggest it was hosted by Horton Group Formations.
They did not record the type of working but the pieces appear to be typical of massive gangue from a mine/prospect dump. One piece consists of a partial drill core. The exact location was not recorded, so the coordinates have been arbitrarily placed at the Highway 395 bridge over Trout Brook on the SE shore of Ainslie Lake.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Habit: crust Colour: blue Description: Thin secondary crusts on massive gangue. References: Eric Quinter collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence) |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: tabular Colour: white with maroon staining Fluorescence: white to pale blue fluorescence under SW & MW UV Description: Massive gangue with fluorite and calcite. References: Eric Quinter collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: massive Colour: white Fluorescence: bright orange-red fluorescence under SW and MW UV Description: Massive gangue with fluorite and baryte. References: Eric Quinter collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: massive Colour: colorless, pale green, purple Fluorescence: fluorescence - pale blue-white under SW, purple under MW, blue under LW UV Description: Massive gangue with baryte and calcite. References: Eric Quinter collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence) |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: crust Colour: green Description: Secondary crusts on gangue minerals. References: Eric Quinter collectionIdentified by Harold Moritz: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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Trout Brook, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada