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Wine Harbour, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wine Harbour | - not defined - |
| Guysborough Co. | County |
| Nova Scotia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 4' 32'' North , 61° 50' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Summary of Sabina:
Gold first discovered in 1860 from the beach sand. Later quartz veins produced up to 200 g/t. In 1863 this district was the leading producer in Nova Scotia. Mining continued until 1907 with some prospecting after that time. Total production was 1,329,000 g of gold from 75 565 t of ore.
A very detailed history and account of the district is given by Malcolm.
GPS coordinates are for the general area. Workings and dumps are scattered in the region. See the Smith and Goodwin map for details.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North AmericaContinent
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- Meguma DomainDomain
- Meguma TerranePassive Margin
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References
novascotiagold.ca (n.d.) http://novascotiagold.ca/theme/exploitation_de_lor-mining/wineharbour-eng.php
www.digitalcommonwealth.org (n.d.) https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:4m90fh21d
Sabina, A. P. (1965) Rocks and minerals for the Collector: northeastern Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and Prince Edward Island. Paper 65-10. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/100984
Malcolm, W. (1976) Gold fields of Nova Scotia. Memoir 385. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/100795
Wine Harbour, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada