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Markhamville, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Markhamville | - not defined - |
| Kings Co. | County |
| New Brunswick | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 65° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~76km
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Excerpt from “NOTES ON MANGANESE IN CANADA” by H. P. Brumell - 1892
NEW BRUNSWICK - In New Brunswick the most important deposit of the crystalline ores is that at Markhamville, Sussex, Kings Co., from the workings of which upwards of 20,000 tons have been shipped. The ore deposits are irregular beds, pockets and veins in a small area of Carboniferous limestone, on the northwest side of which are located the workings. Many of these ore bodies have attained large dimensions, one of them affording in the neighborhood of 4,000 tons of manganite with a considerable proportion of pyrolusite.
The discovery of manganese at this point was made in 1862, when it was worked by Mr. Wm. Davidson, of St. John, until 1865, after which the property passed into the hands of the Queen Manganese Co., by whom it was operated under the management of Major A. Markham until 1889, when it again changed hands and was operated, still under Major Markham, by the Pope Manganese Co.
Owing to the location of the deposits, in a valley cut through the softer limestone, no regular system of mining has been attempted, the operations being, until quite recently, altogether in the form of drifts and open cuts with which the hill on the north and west side of the property is literally honey-combed. During 1890, however, explorations were being made by means of the diamond drill, with the result that two deep-seated deposits had been found and were being sunk upon.
Of the ore shipped from this mine two distinct classes are recognized, viz: "Blast furnace" ore consisting almost entirely of manganite, and high grade or "grey" ore consisting of pyrolusite.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 References: |
| ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Localities in this Region
- New Brunswick
- Kings Co.
- Markhamville
- Kings Co.
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