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Copper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 29' 34'' North , 81° 4' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.49278,-81.06889
GeoHash:
G#: f0q27pz2j
GRN:
N31W41
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Greater Sudbury157,857 (2014)6.0km
Chelmsford500 (2010)14.2km
Rayside-Balfour16,050 (2013)16.7km
Valley East17,451 (2019)20.1km
Cartier302 (2013)43.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sudbury Rock & Lapidary SocietySudbury, Ontario19km
Mindat Locality ID:
210332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210332:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d5965456-f027-44b6-9be7-90e76d660879


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


37 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Argentopentlandite
Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Froodite
Formula: α-PdBi2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
β“˜ Michenerite
Formula: PdBiTe
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Parkerite
Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ 'Platinum-Group Elements'
β“˜ Polarite
Formula: Pd(Bi,Pb)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ 'Pyrrhotite-5C'
Formula: Fe9S10
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stibiopalladinite
Formula: Pd5Sb2
β“˜ Sudburyite
Formula: PdSb
β“˜ Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
β“˜ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
β“˜ Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
β“˜ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜ Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Stibiopalladinite2.AC.20aPd5Sb2
β“˜Polarite2.AC.40Pd(Bi,Pb)
β“˜Froodite2.AC.45aΞ±-PdBi2
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Argentopentlandite2.BB.15Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Parkerite2.BE.20Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Sudburyite2.CC.05PdSb
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
β“˜Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
β“˜Tsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
β“˜Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite
var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Michenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
β“˜Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
β“˜Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
β“˜4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Platinum-Group Elements'-
β“˜'Pyrrhotite-5C'-Fe9S10

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Sβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ Pyrrhotite-5CFe9S10
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ Pyrrhotite-5CFe9S10
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Asβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
RhRhodium
Rhβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rhβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PdPalladium
Pdβ“˜ Frooditeα-PdBi2
Pdβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pdβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Pdβ“˜ PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)
Pdβ“˜ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Pdβ“˜ SudburyitePdSb
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Sbβ“˜ SudburyitePdSb
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Teβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Teβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Teβ“˜ TsumoiteBiTe
Teβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Ptβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Pbβ“˜ PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ Frooditeα-PdBi2
Biβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Biβ“˜ PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)
Biβ“˜ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Biβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Biβ“˜ TsumoiteBiTe
Biβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2

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β“˜ Sudbury impact1850 Β± 3 MaSudbury Complex, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

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References

KrisztiΓ‘n SzentpΓ©teri (2002) Cu-Ni-Platinum-Group Element Deposits, Copper Cliff North Area, Sudbury, Canada. Economic Geology 97:1459-1470
Johan P.R. de Villiers, David C. Liles, and Megan Becker (2009): The crystal structure of a naturally occurring 5C pyrrhotite from Sudbury, its chemistry, and vacancy distribution. American Mineralogist 94, 1405-1410.
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