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McQuire Mine, Conger Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McQuire Mine | Mine |
| Conger Township | Township |
| Parry Sound District | District |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 13' 50'' North , 79° 51' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parry Sound | 6,469 (2018) | 18.9km |
| Gravenhurst | 5,839 (2006) | 52.1km |
| Midland | 31,502 (2006) | 53.5km |
In granite pegmatite.
"The dyke is exposed on the north side of a hill on the east side of Blackstone Lake. It is about 18 m wide and is exposed for a length of 21 m. It was opened by a few small pits in 1922 by Robinson and McQuire for radioactive minerals."
Lloyd Van Duzen visited the property on Oct 10,2009 and discovered that the pits are now on private property (posted No Trespassing) and have been rehabilitated ( pits filled in with earth ). Someone built a cottage about 100m from the site and the road to the cottage passes within metres of the site. All that remains is a small pile of overgrown pegmatite fragments (quartz,mica,&feldspar) down slope.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Habit: small xls |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Habit: xls |
| ⓘ Calciosamarskite (TL) Formula: (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 Type Locality: Habit: square prisms Colour: black submetallic Description: up to 3 cm long and 5 mm wide. |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Habit: xls |
| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen' |
| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Habit: radiating aggregates |
| ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] Habit: radiating aggregates |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Calciosamarskite (TL) | 4.DB.25 | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Cyrtolite | 9.AD.30 | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen var. Thucholite' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| O | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
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References
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McQuire Mine, Conger Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada