Nova
Scotia Minerals: Mordenite |
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MORDENITE
(Ca, Na2,
K2)Al2Si10O24
- 7H2O
Hydrated Calcium Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate
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Kirk Brook
Zeolite, Kings County
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UTM (NAD27)
Zone 20
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Northing
4994449 / 4994170 |
Easting
344755 / 344275 |
Details:
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Drive via Highway #101 to Exit 16 to the town of Aylesford,
Kings County. At the end of the off-ramp, turn and drive north
for 2 km to the intersection with Highway #221 at Dempseys Corner.
Turn left and drive west on Highway #221 for 3 km and the intersection
with the road to the village of Morden. Turn right and drive
north on the Morden Road to the village of Morden on the Bay
of Fundy shore, 8.17 km away. At Morden, turn left and follow
the road along the shore for 2.76 km to where it meets the mouth
of Kirk Brook on the shore. At first the road is paved but becomes
a gravel surface road about half way to Kirk Brook. Park in
the small parking area at the mouth of Kirk Brook and walk west
along the shoreline. You will immediately encounter a 3-10 m
thick zeolite mineralized zone in amygdaloidal basalt in the
basalt cliff.
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References:
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NSMOD
#H02-013 |
Further
Info:
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The basalt cliff west of the mouth of Kirk Brook exposes
a layer of amygdaloidal basalt in which zeolite minerals fill
the amygdules. Vertical veins of zeolite and jasper also occur.
The zone varies between 3-10 m thick and is easily seen along
the shore for a distance of at least 1.5 km. For the most part,
there is a thick flow of massive basalt above the zeolite layer.
The cliff averages 20 m high, and the zeolite layer undulates
quite markedly. On some sections of the beach the layer is high
on the cliff while in others it is at beach level. Mostly, the
layer is shallow dipping toward the bay (northwest), but in
some parts of the section, it dips shallowly inland (southeast).
The zeolite assemblage recognized as being dominated by heulandite,
stilbite and lesser natrolite in the 1997 field check.
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Other
Minerals:
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zeolite, mordenite,
heulandite, analcime |
Location
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UTM (NAD27)
Zone 20
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Northing
0000000 |
Easting
000000 |
Details:
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Description |
References:
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Further
Info:
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Other
Minerals:
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Add'l Mineralization |
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Cleavage:
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Colour:
colorless, white, yellow, pink and red
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Fracture:
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Hardness:
4 - 5
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Luster:
vitreous to silky and pearly
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Streak:
white
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Possible
Useage: mineral specimen and chemical filter
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More
Info: Mineral
Gallery, Mineralogy
Database
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