Snap Lake mine, Camsell Lake, Northwest Territories, Canadai
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Snap Lake mine | Mine |
Camsell Lake | Lake |
Northwest Territories | Territory |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 34' 30'' North , 110° 52' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Owned/operated by:
De Beers Group of Companies (85%) - a group of companies owned by Anglo American plc
Mindat Locality ID:
29768
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29768:1
GUID (UUID V4):
29efe934-8db0-4362-ad37-2c4cef003d22
Diamond mine; Canada's first completely underground diamond mine. Commercial production started in 2008.
A 2.5 meter thick near-horizontal kimberlite dyke.
Located about 220 kilometres (140 mi) northeast of Yellowknife.
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10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β Diamond Formula: C |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Monticellite Formula: CaMgSiO4 |
β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
β | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Diamond | C |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
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Snap Lake mine, Camsell Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada