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Hematite from
Madawaska Mine Loop roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Occurs in very small amounts in a calcite/pyroxene fracture near the most easter section of the roadcut.
Habit:Occurs as botryoidal bubbles, thin micro stalactites, & as coatings among calcite.
Colour:brown/red
Luminescent properties:none
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite11
Quartz4
- var Smoky Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madawaska Mine Loop roadcut, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:631977
Long-form Identifier:1:3:631977:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMadawaska Mine (Faraday Mine), Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBow Lake Iron mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘGreyhawk Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘBicroft Mine, Cardiff Township, Highlands East Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘCoe Hill Gold occurrences, Wollaston Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘPrincess Sodalite Quarry (Princess Quarry), Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘHighway 28 East tourmaline occurrence, Dungannon Township, Town of Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘHickey Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘMacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘQuirk showing, Monteagle Township, Hastings Highlands Municipality, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
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