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Ankerite from
Dufferin mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Comments:The brown to tan rhombohedral crystal from this locality are certainly an iron-bearing carbonate, but they look as though they are from the calcite group, probably siderite, rather than ankerite from the dolomite group. Analyses are lacking.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dufferin mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:601045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:601045:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘMiller Lake gold district, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘFifteen Mile Stream gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘTangier mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘMoose River gold mines, Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘScheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘBridgeville iron mines, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
97.1km (60.3 miles) ⓘFall River scheelite mine, Waverley, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Kontak, Daniel J., Kerrich, Robert (1997) An isotopic (C, O, Sr) study of vein gold deposits in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia; implication for source reservoirs. Economic Geology, 92 (2) 161-180 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.2.161
 
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