Ridgemount quarries, Bertie Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canadai
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Ridgemount quarries | Group of Quarries |
Bertie Township | Township |
Niagara Region | County |
Ontario | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 55' 17'' North , 79° 0' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Fort Erie | 15,953 (2006) | 6.8km |
Grandyle Village | 4,629 (2017) | 9.5km |
Buffalo | 258,071 (2017) | 11.5km |
Kenmore | 15,160 (2017) | 12.5km |
Grand Island | 20,813 (2017) | 13.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Buffalo Geological Society, Inc. | Buffalo, New York | 15km |
Niagara Peninsula Geological Society | St Catharines, Ontario | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
254053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254053:8
GUID (UUID V4):
090db903-dd58-4d51-8c89-15377a700182
Two quarries: Ridgemount #1 and Ridgemount #2. Operated by Walker Brothers Quarry & Asphalt.
Walker quarries now has expanded north and includes the Campbell quarry (since Sabina's book was written in 1986).
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ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Localities in this Region
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- Niagara Region
- Bertie Township
- Ridgemount quarries
- Bertie Township
- Niagara Region
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