Copper Lake, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
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Copper Lake | Lake |
Antigonish Co. | County |
Nova Scotia | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 24' 23'' North , 61° 58' 48'' West
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Place | Population | Distance |
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Antigonish | 5,003 (2008) | 23.4km |
A small prospect with dumps. Worked intermittently between 1876 and 1962. Ward's Scientific used siderite from this locality for some of their mineral kits. Fissure veins in Lower Devonian slate. GPS coordinates are approximate only and need to be ground truthed.
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5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Colour: Green Description: Green sprays to a few hundred microns in size (few tenths of a millimeter), associated with chalcopyrite. Ex. Huestis Collection. The original ID may have been using EDS though the information is no longer available. A sample was tested in acid to confirm it is not malachite. Reference: Steve Stuart Collection |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: G. O'Reilly (1995) "Copper Associated with Mafic Plutonism, Antigonish County", Minerals Update, pg 3. |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Sabina, A.P., "Rocks and Minerals for the Collector, Northeastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, and Prince Edward Island", G.S.C. Miscellaneous Report 51, 1994. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: G. O'Reilly (1995) "Copper Associated with Mafic Plutonism, Antigonish County", Minerals Update, pg 3. |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: G. O'Reilly (1995) "Copper Associated with Mafic Plutonism, Antigonish County", Minerals Update, pg 3. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Fletcher, Hugh and Faribault, Eugène Rodolphe (1887) Report on Geological Surveys and Explorations in the Counties of Guysborough, Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1882 to 1886. Geological Survey of Canada, Part P, Annual Report, 163 p. https://books.google.ca/books?id=z0jPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&q=%22copper%20lake%22&f=false#v=snippet&q=%22copper%20lake%22&f=false
O'Reilly, George (1995) Copper Associated with Mafic Plutonism, Antigonish County. Minerals Update, pg 3.
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Copper Lake, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia, Canada