| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Hematite |
| Formula: | Fe2O3 |
| Colour: | Black to earthy red |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | 1 |
| Baryte | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hematite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Walton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 135237 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:135237:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hematite |
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| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘRainy Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘTomlinson mine, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘTennycape mine (Teny Cape mine), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 12.6km (7.9 miles) | ⓘMacumber mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 22.6km (14.0 miles) | ⓘEconomy, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 24.9km (15.5 miles) | ⓘClarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘEureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 29.3km (18.2 miles) | ⓘPartridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 30.0km (18.7 miles) | ⓘAmethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘMeguma Group, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada |
| References |
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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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