Venus Mine, Windy Arm, Tagish Lake, Carcross, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

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Ref.: Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.

A silver mine located on the West side of Tagish Arm, approximately 17 km South of Carcross. The mine is located right on the South Klondike Highway (Whitehorse, Yukon to Skagway, Alaska) at km 83.4, 2.9 km North of the Yukon-British Columbia border.

Map Reference: 60°1'30"N , 134°38'5"W

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Mineral List:

Acanthite

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Arsenopyrite

FeAsS - (Fe

0.90

0.10

)AsS

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Cerussite

PbCO

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Chalcocite

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Galena

PbS

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Jamesonite

FeSb

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Malachite

[(OH)

|CO

]

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Pyrargyrite

SbS

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Pyrite

FeS

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Quartz

SiO

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Realgar

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Sphalerite

(Zn,Fe

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Symplesite

(AsO

)

·8H

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Tetrahedrite

(Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

Yukonite

[(OH)

|(AsO

)

] · 5H

Reference:

[Sabina (1992), Geol. Soc. of Canada Misc. Report 50: 41.]

16 entries listed. 16 valid minerals.

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