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Sphalerite from
Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135228:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘWest Gore mine, West Gore, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘNew Brittain Road, Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘMount Uniacke gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘMillet Brook U-Ag deposit, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘOldham gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘWalker Moly prospect (New Russell prospect), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘTurner tin prospect, New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘWaverley, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘGays River deposit (Scotia mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘReeves pit (Reeves tin pit), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Boyle, Robert W. (1972) The geology, geochemistry, and origin of the barite, manganese, and lead-zinc-copper-silver deposits of the Walton-Cheverie area, Nova Scotia. Bulletin 166. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/102321
Mossman, D. J., Brown, M. J. (1986) Stratiform barite in sabkha sediments, Walton-Cheverie, Nova Scotia. Economic Geology, 81 (8) 2016-2021 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.81.8.2016
Whitehead, N., MacDonald, A. (1998) Dispersion of tailings from the Walton Ba-Cu-Pb-Zn mine site, Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geology: 34: 171-184.
Sangster, D. F., Burtt, M. D., Kontak, D. J. (1998) Geology of the B baseline zone, Walton Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Ba deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada. Economic Geology, 93 (6) 869-882 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.93.6.869
Wallace, Chaneil J., Kontak, Daniel J., Turner, Elizabeth C., Fayek, Mostafa (2025) Origin of Siderite and Baryte in a Carbonate-Replacement Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu Sulphide Deposit: Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Minerals, 15 (3). doi:10.3390/min15030327
 
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