Rare Earth Mine No. 2, Monmouth Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rare Earth Mine No. 2 | Mine |
| Monmouth Township | Township (Former) |
| Highlands East Township | Township |
| Haliburton County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 56' 0'' North , 78° 14' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haliburton Village | 1,149 (2019) | 25.6km |
| Bancroft | 3,838 (2008) | 33.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club and Museum | Bancroft, Ontario | 34km |
| Kawartha Rock & Fossil Club | Peterborough, Ontario | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
11568
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11568:8
GUID (UUID V4):
ea00a21c-335e-4740-8012-e1d77278f01b
In granite and granite pegmatite. Is a shaft 134 m deep, an adit, and several pits.
Underground exploration was conducted by Blue Rock Cerium Mines Limited from 1954 to 1956. They later amalgated with Rare Earth Mining Corporation of Canada Limited to form Rare Earth Mining Company Limited, which later changed to Rare Earth Resources Limited.
There was no production.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Peristerite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ 'Fergusonite' |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite Formula: (Th,U)SiO4 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Thorite var. Uranothorite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Peristerite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fergusonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Peristerite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Peristerite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Peristerite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Peristerite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Th | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| U | ⓘ Thorite var. Uranothorite | (Th,U)SiO4 |
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