Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Husky Mine | Mine |
| Elsa | - not defined - |
| Galena Hill | Hill |
| Mayo mining district | Mining District |
| Yukon | Territory |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 54' 34'' North , 135° 18' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
10746
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10746:7
GUID (UUID V4):
7d77bce0-d2ef-4310-b718-a84a8623ca9c
Former Ag-Pb-Zn mine, now closed and water-filled. In spring 1977, "Little Joe" Weinholtzner and Rod Shiletto collected some of the world's finer polybasite and stephanite from Stope 302. There were occurrences of these iridescent crystals in other stopes, and indeed other mines in the camp, but little was saved. Some of the miners are reported to have given wives and girlfriends these iridescent crystals for buttons and brooches.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| βͺ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 References: |
| βͺ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| βͺ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| βͺ Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] Habit: Pseudohexagonal rosettes Colour: Irridescent (yellow to green to blue to purple) Gemmy Red Fluorescence: none Description: Rosettes to 4cm and single xls to 3.5cm. When held at a certain angle under strong light the irridescence disappears and the basal face turns blood red. One small cabinet, a few miniatures and three dozen thumbnails were recovered from Stope 302. These ar References: |
| β 'Polybasite-T2ac' |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 References: |
| βͺ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Hollow tubes 1x10cm References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| βͺ Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 Habit: Rounded orthrhombic prisms, Sometimes in parallel growth and psuedohexagonal twins. Larger xls can be skeletal. Colour: Irridescent (yellow to green to blue to purple) Black Fluorescence: none Description: The largest xls are pseudo hexagonal, to over 4 cm in length and 2 cm in width. Two cabinets, one miniature and a dozen thumbnails were recovered from stope 302. References: |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'Polybasite-T2ac' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Selwyn basinBasin
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Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo mining district, Yukon, Canada