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Ankerite from
Scheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Ankerite | |
| Formula: | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | |
| Comments: | A note on ankerite: Recent redefinitions of the ankerite-dolomite series mean that many samples that would have been classified as ankerite would now be defined as dolomite (iron-rich dolomite) and true ankerite is quite rare. See a discussion here https://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-430792.html. XRD is not suitable for identification of ankerite. 'Ankerites' microprobed by, for example Fisher (1984), are what is now defined as dolomite. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ankerite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Scheelite mine (Stillwater Brook), Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 922858 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:922858:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite | ||
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘMoose River gold mines, Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 28.7km (17.8 miles) | ⓘTangier mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 39.2km (24.4 miles) | ⓘFifteen Mile Stream gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 45.4km (28.2 miles) | ⓘDufferin mines, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 54.0km (33.6 miles) | ⓘFall River scheelite mine, Waverley, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 59.2km (36.8 miles) | ⓘBridgeville iron mines, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 66.2km (41.2 miles) | ⓘMiller Lake gold district, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 74.8km (46.5 miles) | ⓘLondonderry mines (Acadia mines), Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 87.3km (54.2 miles) | ⓘWalton baryte mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | |
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