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Contact Lake Mine (B.E.A.R. deposit), Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canadai
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Contact Lake Mine (B.E.A.R. deposit)Mine
Port Radium DistrictDistrict
Great Bear LakeLake
North Slave RegionRegion
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 59' 37'' North , 117° 47' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
65.99361,-117.79833
GeoHash:
G#: c7sprmvbe
GRN:
N44W38
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
211456
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:211456:2
GUID (UUID V4):
314b6a43-c439-4d6e-a517-ad1a94f6e9ec


A Ag(-U-Bi) mine. Qtz-carb veins in granodiorite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


33 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Algodonite
Formula: (Cu1-xAsx)
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Glaucodot
Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
β“˜ 'Gummite'
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
β“˜ Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Algodonite2.AA.10a(Cu1-xAsx)
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Glaucodot2.EB.10c(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
β“˜Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
β“˜Rammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜Chalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
β“˜Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Gummite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Sβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Coβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Coβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Niβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Asβ“˜ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Asβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Sbβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbβ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

George Mitchell Furnival (1939) A silver-pitchblende deposit at Contract Lake, Great Bear Lake area, Canada. Economic Geology 34:739-776
Lang,A.H (1952) Canadian Deposits of Uranium and Thorium. Geological Survey of Canada. Economic Geology Series No.16, p.48
Rod Tyson (1989): The Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada Mineralogical Record 20 (3), 201-208.
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