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

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A lead-zinc-silver mine. Part of the United Keno Hill Mines Ltd.





Mineral List:
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Freibergite
    (Ag
     
    4+2x
    		Cu
     
    2-2x
    		)[(Cu, Ag)
     
    4
    		(Fe, Zn)
     
    2
    		]Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    12
    		S
     
    1-x
    		 (0 < x < 1)
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Hawleyite
    CdS
    Reference: [M.Mauthner (collection)]
  		•  Ice
    H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  'Wad'
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]
  		•  Zinc
    Zn
    Habit: grains, now Hydrozincite?
    Colour: grey, now white
    Fluorescence: none
    Description: The zinc occured in ice with blades of Silver shaped by contact with parallel ice needles. The one specimen at the geological survey of Canada is a vial of very bright silver blades and white crumbs.
    Reference: [Boyle, R.W., (1961) Native Zinc at Keno Hill, Can Min vol 6, pp 692-694]


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