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Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hillsborough Parish | Parish |
| Albert Co. | County |
| New Brunswick | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Numerous gypsum mines have operated in the Hillsborough area from the 1880s until 1980 (Sabina 2015; albertcountymuseum.com). The bituminous mineraloid albertite was mined at Albert Mines (https://www.mindat.org/loc-219434.html), southwest of Hillsborough, in the 19th century.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities10 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
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| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Inyoite Formula: Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O Description: Occurs as drusy crusts lining cavities in massive gypsum. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum' |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen var. Albertite' (FRL) Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 6 - Borates | |||
| ⓘ | Inyoite | 6.CA.35 | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen var. Albertite' (TL) | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Inyoite | Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 4 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 323 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian) | ||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Localities in this Region
- New Brunswick
- Albert Co.
- Hillsborough Parish
- Albert Co.
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References
Hillsborough Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada