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Strathcona Mine, Levack, Sudbury District (Sudbury Complex; Sudbury nickel irruptive), Ontario, Canada

A nickel mine located in Levack Township. Ore is in the Sudbury nickel irruptive. Workings are deeper than 3,000 feet (> 1,000 meters).

Refs.: Naldrett, A.J. and Kullerud, G. (1967) A study of the Strathcona mine and its bearing on the origin of the nickel-copper ores of the Sudbury district, Ontario. Journal of Petrology: 8: 453-531.

Chyl, L.L. and Crocket, J.H. (1976) Partition of platinum, palladium, iridium, and gold among coexisting minerals from the deep ore zone, Strathcona mine, Sudbury, Ontario. Economic Geology: 71: 1196-1205.

Abel, M.K., Buchan, R., Coats, C.J.A., and Penstone, M.E. (1979) Copper mineralization in the footwall complex, Stratcona mine, Sudbury, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist: 17: 275-285.

Li, Chusi, Naldrett, A.J., Rucklidge, J.C., and Kilius, L.R. (1993) Concentrations of platinum-group elements and gold in sulfides from the Strathcona deposit, Sudbury, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist: 31: 523-531.





Map Reference: 46°38'N , 81°23'W

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Mineral List:
  • Akaganeite
  • Altaite
  • 'Amphibole Group'
  • Biotite
  • Bismuth
  • Bornite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • 'Chlorite Group'
  • Cubanite
  • Empressite
  • Epidote
  • Galena
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Hauchecornite
  • Hibbingite
  • 'Hornblende'
  • Insizwaite
  • Magnetite
  • Millerite
  • Pentlandite
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Silver
  • Tellurohauchecornite (TL)
  • Violarite


    27 entries listed. 22 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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