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Opinicon Lake Mine, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Opinicon Lake Mine | Mine |
| Bedford Township | Township |
| Frontenac County | County |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 32' 38'' North , 76° 20' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gananoque | 5,458 (2008) | 27.3km |
| Kingston | 114,195 (2014) | 36.6km |
| Clayton | 1,956 (2017) | 39.5km |
| Perth | 6,481 (2008) | 40.3km |
| Alexandria Bay | 1,097 (2017) | 40.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club | Kingston, Ontario | 20km |
Worked for apatite for phosphate production in 1870-1872 and in 1892. Not to be confused with the nearby mine of similar name just across the border in Storrington township (Opinicon Rock Lake Mine, https://www.mindat.org/loc-192166.html).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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