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Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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- Barlow, A.E. (1902) Nepheline rocks of Ice River, British Columbia. Ottawa Naturalist, June 1902: 70.
- Bonney, T.G. (1902) On a sodalite syenite (ditroite) from Ice River, British Columbia. Geol. Magazine, 9:199-213.
- Allan, J.A. (1911) Geology of the Ice River district, British Columbia. GSC Summary Report for 1910: 135-144.
* Allan, J.A. (1914) Geology of the Field map-area, British Columbia and Alberta. GSC Memoir 55.
- Campbell, F.A. (1961) Differentiation trends in the Ice River complex, British Columbia. American Journal of Science, 259: 173-180.
* Currie, K.L. (1975) The Geology and Petrology of the Ice River Alkaline Complex. GSC Bulletin 245, 68p.
* Grice, J.D. & Gault, R.A (1981): Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia. Mineralogical Record 12, 221-226.
* Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World.(51,142,143,360,361,492)




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 12:225-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: masses to 3cm in diameter and rarely well formed trapazohedra
    Colour: white
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (51,142)]
  		•  Ancylite-(Ce)
    SrCe[OH|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Andradite
    var: Melanite
    Reference: []
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Habit: hexagonal prisms
    Colour: transparent, light yellow
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (51,142)]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Astrophyllite
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Augite
    var: Titanian Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Baddeleyite
    ZrO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142)]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,143,360)]
  		•  Cancrinite
    Na
     
    6
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Catapleiite
    Na
     
    2
    		Zr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © 2005 M. Kampf
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Clinozoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Edingtonite
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: equant crystals,
    Colour: Beige, white to clear, translucent to transparent, some color-zoned
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,143,360,361)]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © Elmar Lackner
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Eudialyte
    Na
     
    15
    		Ca
     
    6
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		Zr
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    25
    		O
     
    73
    		](O,OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		(OH,Cl)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ferrobustamite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Ca,Mn
    2+
     
    		)[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ferrohornblende
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Gonnardite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Peterson, T.D. Mineralogy of the Ice River Complex. B.Sc. thesis, the University of Calgary, 1983]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © Tony Peterson
  		•  Hastingsite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hedenbergite
    CaFe
    2+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Kaersutite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    4
    		Ti][O|OH|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Lamprophyllite
    (Sr,K,Ba)
     
    2
    		(Na,Ti,Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    4
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[O|(O,OH,F)|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Låvenite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lorenzenite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[O
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Large simple formed prisms to 3cm in diameter and 25cm long, complex formed crystals 1-15mm long and 1mm in diameter
    Colour: white to colorless
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360,361)]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © Karl Volkman 03/07
  		•  Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pectolite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Perovskite
    CaTiO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © Tony Peterson
  		•  Perovskite
    var: Knopite
    (Ca,Ce,Na)(Ti,Fe)O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Piemontite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Mn
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]
  		•  Pyrochlore
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		Nb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH,F)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Rosenbuschite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Zr,Ti)[O|F|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Scapolite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Schorlomite
    Ca
     
    3
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[(Si,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)O
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (51,142)]
  		•  Sodalite
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © Tony Peterson
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: blades to 8cm
    Reference: [Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (492)]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
    Site Photo
    Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
    © Tony Peterson
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Edingtonite and Natrolite from Ice river, British Columbia, Grice, Gault, 1981; Mineralogical Record 12 221-226; Zeolites of the World, R. Tschernich, 1992 (142,360)]


    71 entries listed. 59 valid minerals.

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