Ontario Mineral Catalog: M, N & O

MACKINAWITE
 
-nr. Mount Mollie, Crooks Twp, and Great Nickel Corporation Mine, Pardee Twp; J.Geul, ODM, GR102, p.36, 1973
- Deep Copper Zone, Strathcona Mine, Sudbury, CM V27, pp.311-313
MADOCITE
 
Taylor pit, Lot 13, Con. XIV, Huntingdon Twp., Hastings Co., Madoc; MRV13#2,pp.93-100, 1982
MAGNESIOCHROMITE
 
Picton, CM23, p.213
MAGNESIOFERRITE
 
Picton, CM23, p.213
MAGNESIOHORNBLENDE AA - large xls from Silver Crater Mine, and Lake Clear, Bancroft-Wilberforce district, New Dana pp. 1350-1352
MAGNESITE
 
4 localities in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MAGNETITE
AA
-2 localities in Bancroft for 10 cm xls, Princess Sodalite Mine and Faraday / Madawaska Mine property, MR V13#2,pp.76-77;
-39 localities in J. Satterly, OGS MP 70, 1977
MAJAKITE
 
- Coldwell complex, Marathon; CMV30#1, pp.121-136
MALACHITE
A
-fibres & spheres, Bancroft Rd Cut, A.Sabina, 1986, GSC Misc.Report 39,p.46;
-rare micro inclusions in amethyst from the Blue Point Mine, Thunder Bay;
8 localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MALDONITE Ingram, Ontario, mentioned in Dana's New Mineralogy, 1997
MANGANAXINITE
 
Marmora Township, MRV11#1p15
MANGANITE
AA
very fine, many habits, from Caland & Steep Rock Mine, Atikokan; Sabina, 1991, GSC Misc.Rep.49
MANGANOCOLUMBITE
 
Marko’s pegmatite, Separation Rapids, CMV36#2
- pegmatites of Butt Twp., on the western edge of Algonquin Park, Ercit(2002)
MANGANOTANTALITE
 
Marko’s pegmatite, Separation Rapids, CMV36#2
MARCASITE
AA
- fine coxcombs of 2cm or more from the Helen-MacLeod Mines, Wawa, Sabina, 1991, GSC Misc.Rep.49,pp.80-82, (pers. comm. Ray Hill)
- fine micro to TN from various limestone quarries, including Dundas Quarry and Lincoln Quarry,near Hamilton, and Trafalgar Quarry, North Burlington (per.com. Ray Hill), and many others
MARIALITE / MEIONITE - scapolite group
AA
fine xls in white, greens, yellows, rare mauve, some very large, to 10 cm +, widespread in Bancroft district
MATILDITE
 
4 localities in Timiskaming Dist., R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MAUCHERITE
 
7 localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MAWSONITE
 
1200 level, Kidd Creek Mine, Timmins; R. Thorpe, G. Pringle, A.Plant, 1976, G.S.C. Paper 76-1A, p.311
MCKINSTRYITE
 
Foster Mine, SE1/4, N1/2, Lot 4, Con. IV, Coleman Twp., Timiskaming Dist.; B.Skinner, J.Jambor, M.Ross, 1966, Econ.Geol. 61, p.1383
MEIONITE / MARIALITE, scapolite GROUP
AA
fine xls in white, greens, yellows, rare mauve, some very large, to 10 cm +, widespread in Bancroft district
MELANOCERITE
 
Richardson/Fission Mine, A.Sabina, 1986, GSC Misc.Report 39,pp.79-81;
7 Bancroft area localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MELANTERITE
 
alteration product, 3 localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MELONITE
 
-Hemlo Gold Deposits, A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991, pp.86-89;
-Wright-Hargreaves Mine, Timiskaming, A.Sabina, 1974, GSC Paper 73-30, pp.23-24;
- 4 localities in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MENEGHINITE
A
5 localities in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MERENSKYITE
 
-Shebandowan Mine, 80km W of T-Bay, CM V16#4pp659-663;
-Werner Lake, J.Rucklidge, CM9,pp.617-627, 1969 (nickeloan)
- Coldwell complex, Marathon; CMV30#1, pp.121-136
MERTIERITE-II
 
- Coldwell complex, Marathon; CMV30#1, pp.121-136
MESOLITE
 
Mamainse Shoreline Occurrence, Lake Superior, A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991,pp.64-65
-Davis Hill and Khartoum, Velthuizen, R&M V66 #1 pp.44-45
META-AUTUNITE
A
-Faraday / Madawaka Mine, Bancroft, fine micro xls, author's collection
-Goulding-Keene Quarry, Bancroft, H.Leach, p.59
METATORBERNITE
 
torbernite, from Cardiff Twp., Haliburton Co., near Wilberforce, mentioned in J. Satterly, OGS MP 70, 1977,p.407, is likely meta-torbernite;
- metatorbernite from Wilberforce mentioned in New Dana, pp.773-774
MICHENERITE
 
CMV11#5pp.903-912;
-5 localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
- Frood Mine, Mineral News, V14#7
MICROCLINE
AA
- brown xls, crude to sharp, to half a meter in size known from Tory Hill area
-58 localities mentioned in J. Satterly, OGS MP 70, 1977
MICROLITE
A
-Mattawa, brown octahedra to 1cm; Dana's New Mineralogy, 1997,pp.345-346, Ercit(2002)
-Marko’s pegmatite, Separation Rapids, CMV36#2
MILLERITE
AA
-5cm sprays from Kerr-Addison Mine, McGarry Twp.;
-3cm acicular xls and masses to several kg from Temagami Mine, Nipissing Dist., Sabina, paper 73-13, p.12;
-11 localities in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983 - "good specimens" reported from a pit 200' south of the shaft of the Kell Mine, near Gowganda. Sabina(1974)
MIMETITE
 
a specimen is known from the Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Twp., Timiskaming District, T.Walker, A.Parsons, 1925, Univ. Tor. Stud., Geol. Ser., 20, p.69; in the ROM collection
MOLYBDENITE   photo
AA
fine large xls, Bancroft district.
-CMV10#4p723;
-62 localities listed by J. Satterly, OGS MP 70, 1977
MOLYBDITE
 
8 localities listed in J. Satterly, OGS MP 70, 1977
MOLYBDOMENITE
 
Ranwick Uranium Mine, Montreal River area, Algoma District, CM V8#2pp149-158, & A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991,pp.67-68
MONAZITE-(Ce)
AA
-Beryl Pit, near Quadeville - 5cm xls;
-Carey Quarry, near Mackey, sharp xls to 5cm, MRV24#5,p.388, also Ercit(2002)
-11 localities listed in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MONCHEITE
 
Sudbury & Lac des Iles Complex. CMV35#4
MONTICELLITE
 
York River Skarn Zone, ,near Bancroft, A.Sabina, 1986, GSC Misc.Report 39, pp.16-17
MORENOSITE
 
crusts, efflorescences, 6 localities listed in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
MUSCOVITE AA - Mattawa, 6x8 foot sheets; CM#48, pp.31-41                           - one crystal 290x213x90 cm found at Purdy property, Calvin Twp.                                                                                        -23 localities in Satterly, OGS Misc. Paper 70, 1977

 

NAGYAGITE
 
Huronian Mine, Moss Twp., E.Thomson, 1936: Univ.Tor.Stud., Geol.Ser. 40, p.97; MRV13#6p394
NATROLITE
A
-nepheline gneisses/pegs - Cancrinite Hill, Davis Hill (best?), Princess Sodalite Mine, Bancroft;                                              -6 localities listed in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
NAUMANNITE
 
1200 level, Kidd Creek Mine, Timmins; R. Thorpe, G. Pringle, A.Plant, 1976, G.S.C. Paper 76-1A, p.311
NEPHELINE
AA
-worlds largest xls, to 67 cm, from Davis Hill, Bancroft; Moyd, MRV21#3, pp.235-248;
-17 localities mentioned in R.Traill, Cat.of Can.Mins., GSC Paper 80-18, 1983
NICKEL-SKUTTERUDITE
 
Cobalt, Dana's New Mineralogy, 1997, p.139
- La Rose Mine, Cobalt, xl drawings in Goldschmidt
NICKELINE
AA
large masses, 24 localities in J. Satterly, OGS Misc.Paper MP 70, 1977
NIGERITE
 
Geco Mine, CMV20PP549-553; Marko’s pegmatite, Separation Rapids, CMV36#2
NIGGLIITE
 
-Strathcona Deposit, Sudbury; CM V31#1,pp.31-44; CMV35#4
NISBITE
 
claims held by Cochenour Willans Gold Mines Ltd., ~1200 m S-SW of the S end of Trout Bay, ~32 km W of Red Lake, Mulcahy Twp., Kenora Dist. (Patricia portion); CM V10, #2,pp 232-246
NORBERGITE
 
Crystal Lake Rd.Cut & Cardiff Uranium Mine, Bancroft, A.Sabina, 1986, GSC Misc.Report 39
NORDSTRANDITE
A
Princess Sodalite Mine, A.Sabina, 1986, GSC Misc.Report 39,pp.11-14
NORSETHITE
 
Chapman Lake, 350km NE of Thunder Bay
OPAL
 
minute clear to milky botryoidal patches, bright green SW UV fluorescence, Beryl Pit, Quadeville, author's collection
ORCELITE Nipissing Mine, Cobalt; Dana's New Mineralogy, 1997
ORDONEZITE Madoc, Huntington Twp., Hastings Co. confirmed by Scott Ercit, published by Josef Vajdak, Mineral News V16#7,p.1, 2000
OREGONITE
 
Alexo Mine, near Timmins; Dana's New Mineralogy, 1997
ORPIMENT
 
-Madsen Mine, A. Sabina, G.S.C. Misc.Rep.49, 1991, p188;
-Hemlo Gold Deposits, A.Sabina, G.S.C.Misc.Rep.49, 1991, pp.86-89
ORTHOCLASE
 
Coppercorp Mine, Algoma Mining Dist., ODM 1969, MRC12,p.45-46

Key to the table:

Mineral names in:
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