Deforest Quarry, Caledon Township, Peel Region, Ontario, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Deforest Quarry | Quarry |
Caledon Township | Township |
Peel Region | Regional Municipality |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 47' 42'' North , 79° 57' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Orangeville | 32,640 (2008) | 17.6km |
Brampton | 433,806 (2010) | 19.8km |
Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 32,954 (2020) | 30.3km |
West Humber-Clairville | 33,312 (2020) | 30.4km |
Milton | 84,362 (2018) | 31.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Canadian Micro-Mineral Association | Ontario, Quebec | 36km |
North York Faceting Guild | Toronto, Ontario | 49km |
The Walker Mineralogical Club | Toronto, Ontario | 49km |
Young Toronto Mineralogists Club | Toronto, Ontario | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
192770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192770:5
GUID (UUID V4):
c91d684c-2f0b-4ea4-9b01-62b4fed4d4d6
A quarry in limestone & sandstone located west of Inglewood. The quarry produces grey & red Whirlpool sandstone of Silurian age for use as flagstone. The limestone, also Silurian, caps the sandstone. Orange to white celestite occurs as bladed & tabular aggregates at the contact of limestone and the sandstone as well as a thin vuggy unit of limestone just above the sandstone. Copper minerals occur in the vuggy limestone and at the limestone-sandstone interface extending a few centimeters into the sandstone.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Description: Basd on color, lack of cleavage and tarnish. Found disseminated in sandstone near seams of orange celestine. References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
✪ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Habit: Radiating, tabular. Colour: Orange,grey,white |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Description: Based on hardness, perfect cleavage, color and tarnish. References: |
ⓘ Cryptomelane Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 References: |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Habit: Massive Description: Identified by color,lack of cleavage and association with malachite. |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Based on crystal form, hardness, color. |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: Prismatic Description: Found in the same strata as the orange celestine as botyoidal massive and in crystals at the interface of the underlying sandstone. |
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Habit: Massive Colour: Black Description: Crusts along fractures, sometimes dendritic. References: |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Flat bladed and flat twins on the surface and replacing calcite crystals. Associated with orange celestine on sandstone. Description: Identified by solubility in nitric acid, color and crystal form. References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Massive Colour: Grey to brass Description: Occurs disseminated in sandstone. |
ⓘ Pyrolusite ? Formula: Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Prismatic Colour: White, colorless Description: Found replacing coral fossils as micro crystals in the coral cells. References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
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