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Strathcona Mine, Levack, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

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Latitude: 46°38'N
Longitude: 81°23'W
A nickel mine located in Levack Township. Ore is in the Sudbury nickel irruptive. Workings are deeper than 3,000 feet (> 1,000 meters).

References

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.

Springer, G. (1989) Chlorine-bearing minerals and other uncommon minerals in the Strathcona deep copper zone, Sudbury District, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist 27, 311-313.

Mineral List

Actinolite
Akaganeite
Altaite
'Amphibole Group'
Anhydrite
Biotite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bornite
Brucite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Cubanite
Empressite
Epidote
Forsterite
Froodite
Galena
'Garnet'
Grunerite
Hauchecornite
Hawleyite
Hessite
Hibbingite
'Hornblende'
Hydromagnesite
Ilmenite
Insizwaite
Mackinawite
Magnetite
Millerite
Moncheite
Niggliite
Parkerite
Pentlandite
Periclase
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Sepiolite
Silver
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Talc
Tellurohauchecornite (TL)
Violarite
Zircon


51 entries listed. 46 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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