Spionkop Creek, Yarrow Creek-Spionkop Creek deposit, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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Spionkop Creek | Creek |
Yarrow Creek-Spionkop Creek deposit | Deposit |
Pincher Creek | County |
Alberta | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 14' 4'' North , 114° 3' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pincher Creek | 3,855 (2008) | 28.6km |
Lundbreck | 244 (2015) | 39.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
19046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19046:7
GUID (UUID V4):
409e42e0-007b-4ae2-a1e2-dd3f44c6fcc7
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Anilite Formula: Cu7S4 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Formula: CuS Habit: crystalline masses Colour: blue metallic Fluorescence: none Description: Both Spionkopite and Yarrowite are leached covellites with slightly different structures than covellite.
Blaubleibende covellite was initially reported. |
β Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 |
β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Idaite Formula: Cu5FeS6 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Spionkopite (TL) Formula: Cu39S28 Type Locality: |
β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
β Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
β Yarrowite Formula: Cu9S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Anilite | 2.BA.10 | Cu7S4 |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Covellite ? | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Idaite | 2.CB.15a | Cu5FeS6 |
β | Spionkopite (TL) | 2.CA.05c | Cu39S28 |
β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
β | Wittichenite | 2.GA.20 | Cu3BiS3 |
β | Yarrowite | 2.CA.05d | Cu9S8 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
S | β Yarrowite | Cu9S8 |
S | β Anilite | Cu7S4 |
S | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
S | β Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
Cu | β Yarrowite | Cu9S8 |
Cu | β Anilite | Cu7S4 |
Cu | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Idaite | Cu5FeS6 |
Cu | β Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Wittichenite | Cu3BiS3 |
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