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Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

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Ref.: (in part): Rocks & Min.:64:489. The Mine is now closed and water filled. In spring 1977,"Little Joe" Weinholtzner and Ron Shiletto collected some of the world's finer Polybasite and Stephanite from Stope 302. There were occurrences of these irridescent crystals in other stopes, and indeed other mines in the camp, but little was saved. Some of the miners are reported to have given wives and girlfriends these irridescent crystals for buttons and brooches.





 Map Reference: 63°54'35"N , 135°18'1"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Freibergite
    (Ag
     
    4+2x
    		Cu
     
    2-2x
    		)[(Cu, Ag)
     
    4
    		(Fe, Zn)
     
    2
    		]Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    12
    		S
     
    1-x
    		 (0 < x < 1)
    Reference: [Mark Mauthner (owns specimen)]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Mark Mauthner (owns specimen)]
  		•  Polybasite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    		][Ag
     
    9
    		CuS
     
    4
    		]
    Habit: Pseudohexagonal rosettes
    Colour: Irridescent (yellow to green to blue to purple) Gemmy Red
    Fluorescence: none
    Description: Rosettes to 4cm and single xls to 3.5cm. When held at a certain angle under strong light the irridescence disappears and the basal face turns blood red. One small cabinet, a few miniatures and three dozen thumbnails were recovered from Stope 302. These ar
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
    © RWMW
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mark Mauthner (owns specimen)]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    		SbS
     
    4
    Habit: Rounded orthrhombic prisms, Sometimes in parallel growth and psuedohexagonal twins. Larger xls can be skeletal.
    Colour: Irridescent (yellow to green to blue to purple) Black
    Fluorescence: none
    Description: The largest xls are pseudo hexagonal, to over 4 cm in length and 2 cm in width. Two cabinets, one miniature and a dozen thumbnails were recovered from stope 302.
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Husky Mine, Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
    © RWMW


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