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Henderson No. 2 mine, Chibougamau, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

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References:
- Lévesque, André (1983): Cubanite from Chibougamau, Québec. Mineralogical Record 14 (3): 151-155
- Min.Rec.:20(5):393





Mineral List:
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 14:155]
  		•  Cubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Habit: Fine needles to over a cm, Orthorhombic prisms, v twins and trillings to 3cm
    Colour: yellow
    Fluorescence: none
    Description: These highly lustrous cm sized xls are some of the world's finest.
    Reference: [Fig. 1, Rocks & Minerals 75:6, p. 404; Lévesque, André (1983): Cubanite from Chibougamau, Québec. Mineralogical Record 14 (3): 151-155]
    Site Photo
    Henderson No. 2 mine, Chibougamau, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
    © Michael C. Roarke
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Collection of NHM, Vienna]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Lévesque, André (1983): Cubanite from Chibougamau, Québec. Mineralogical Record 14 (3): 151-155]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Habit: Monoclinic wedges to a cm (not hexagonal tablets!)
    Colour: yellow brown
    Fluorescence: none
    Description: These are odd looking pyrrhotites
    Reference: []
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 14:155]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [MinRec 14:155]


    7 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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