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Wardite from
Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Wardite
Formula:NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Habit:octahedra, pyramidal
Colour:white, pale green
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lazuliteⓘ58 photos of Wardite associated with Lazulite at this locality.
Sideriteⓘ44 photos of Wardite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Childreniteⓘ36 photos of Wardite associated with Childrenite at this locality.
Goyaziteⓘ31 photos of Wardite associated with Goyazite at this locality.
Fluorapatiteⓘ25 photos of Wardite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Eosphoriteⓘ24 photos of Wardite associated with Eosphorite at this locality.
Gormaniteⓘ12 photos of Wardite associated with Gormanite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ11 photos of Wardite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Gordoniteⓘ9 photos of Wardite associated with Gordonite at this locality.
Arrojadite-(KFe)ⓘ7 photos of Wardite associated with Arrojadite-(KFe) at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wardite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (130 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11712:4
GUID (UUID V4):7787ce6d-15e0-489f-ad35-d4f11266478f
Localities for Wardite in this Region
Locality 1, Crosscut Creek, Kulan Camp (Area A; Area 1), Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Locality 7, Kulan Camp (Area A; Area 1), Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Mount Seafoam (Area D; Area 4), Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Locality 12, Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Locality 10, Young's Creek, Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Wardite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLocality 1, Crosscut Creek, Kulan Camp (Area A; Area 1), Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMount Seafoam (Area D; Area 4), Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘLocality 7, Kulan Camp (Area A; Area 1), Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘStoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLocality 10, Young's Creek, Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLocality 12, Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBig Fish River, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘBlow River Area, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
References
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Journal (issue)
‘D ’ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K IP 6P4 H. Gary Ansell Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth Street Ottawa...Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E8 (Geological Survey of Canada contribution number 38290) B. Darko Sturman...Ontario Museum 100 Queen’s Park Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6 $ 1992 T h e M in e r a l o g ic a l R...and pale purple fluorapatite, from the Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory. Keith Williams specimen; photo...45 46 Figure 1. The Big Fish River, northern Yukon Territory, as viewed from collecting area “ C.”
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Famous Mineral Localities of Canada Joel D. Grice Sammendrag pa norsk Canada kan inndeles i fire fysiogeografiske...sedimenter med store praerielandskap. Det sentrale Canada utgjores av det kanadiske skjoldet som bestar av...bergarter. Appalachene langs den ostlige delen av Canada er en eroded fjellkjede dan net av sedimenter som...mineralforekomster er velkjente blant mineralsamlere. Ved Rapid Creek, Yukon, ble det i 1959 fun net lazulite. Senere...thousand kilometers that comprise the breadth of Canada will have noted stunning differences in the surface
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A single-crystal neutron diffraction study of wardite, ­NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O G. Diego Gatta1,2 · Alessandro...The crystal structure and crystal chemistry of wardite, ideally ­NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O, was investigated...diffraction data confirm that the crystal structure of wardite can be described with a tetragonal symmetry (space...explains the pronounced {001} cleavage of the wardite crystals. The present data show that four crystallographically...independent H sites occur in the structure of wardite, two belonging to a ­H2O molecule (i.e., H1–O6–H2)
Report (issue)
being Greek for “six”) in the ancient Laurium mining district of Attika, Greece. On the website of his always-interesting...smithsonite, 2.7 cm, from Sounion mine #6, Laurium district, Attika, Greece. Greek Rocks specimen and photo...hemimorphite, 5.5 cm, from Sounion mine #6, Laurium district, Attika, Greece. Greek Rocks specimen and photo...summer 2020 find in the Bou Nahas mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drña-Tafilalet...Barite coated by pyrite, 10.5 cm, from the Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drña-Tafilalet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Wardite (NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O) at High Pressure: Compressional Behavior and Structure... Abstract: The high-pressure behavior of wardite, NaAl3 (PO4 )2 (OH)4 ·2H2 O (a = 7.0673(2) Å, c...for the structure anisotropy of wardite, are discussed. Keywords: wardite; phosphates; synchrotron single-crystal...high-pressure; compressibility 1. Introduction Wardite, ideally NaAl3 (PO4 )2 (OH)4 ·2H2 O, is a hydrous...displacement regime and the complex H-bonding network (wardite contains up to 18 wt% of H2 O). Wardite’s structure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
veins cutting phosphatic shales and ironstones (Yukon). Unanalyzed lazulite-scorzalite has been reported...Carolina. Prior to the discovery of the now-famous Yukon lazulite, Graves Mountain in Lincoln County, Georgia...occurrence at the American Progress mine, Bare Mountain district, Nye County, and from an undisclosed locality...quartzite on Vitrefax Hill in the Cargo Muchacho district, Imperial County, and from Markleeville, Alpine...the remote Rapid Creek and Big Fish River valleys in northeastern Yukon Territory, Canada (Mossman and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F2·2H2O, the fluorine analog of wardite from the Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Nevada Anthony...analog of wardite, is a new mineral from the Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Iron Point district, Humboldt County...layer. Of the two nearly identical OH sites in the wardite structure, only one is occupied by F in the fluorowardite...Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Nevada Introduction Wardite, NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O, was first described by... montgomeryite, and overite. Since that time, wardite has been reported from many other localities worldwide
Report (issue)
Wardite NaAl3 (PO4 )2 (OH)4 ‱ 2H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Tetragonal...crystals from the Big Fish River–Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory, Canada. In Brazil, from the Lavra da...and P.F. Zanazzi (1970) The crystal structure of wardite. Mineral. Mag., 37, 598–605. (3) Lindberg, M.L...Relationship of the minerals avelinoite, cyrilovite, and wardite. Amer. Mineral., 42, 204–213. All rights reserved
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Sites "Re miniets Aitus du Canada Joel D. Grice A # ds. «< RE « "1 Ă©+ Le: . 0 7, 22 L # ... SITES MINIERS CANADA CÉLÈBRES DU “Joel D. Grice L'ouvrage Sites miniers cĂ©lĂšbres du Canada est un heureux...s'Ă©tend sur prĂšs de la moitiĂ© de la superficie du Canada et constitue l’une des rĂ©gions miniĂšres les plus...zinc, de cuivre et d’or. Sites miniers cĂ©lĂšbres du Canada est un ouvrage passionant et d’érudition rĂ©digĂ©... Sites miniers cĂ©lĂšbres du Canada Gites miniers cĂ©lĂšbres du Canada Joel D. Grice MusĂ©e national
Report (issue)
Nanisivik mines; and, of course, the Big Fish/Rapid Creek area of Yukon Territory. But around eight years ago...on offer: some standouts include wardite and gormanite from the Yukon; serandite, elpidite and rhodochrosite...first-rate.) Gormanite, 3 cm, from Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada. Tyson’s Fine Minerals specimen...photo. Elpidite, 1.4 cm, from St.-Hilaire, QuĂ©bec, Canada. Tyson’s Fine Minerals specimen and photo. 2 ...the safflorite-coated silver from the old Cobalt District of Ontario is a nice old-timer: identical-looking
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to discoveries of childrenite and an occasional wardite microcrystal. Gradually we added some common iron...badges. History There are no known accounts of mining activity at the Chickering mine. It was first operated...revealed that Arthur H. Chickering Jr. extended the mining rights to Whitehall Company as late as 1 June 1931...Whitehall Company actively mined after the 1931 mining agreement and if it ever sent Chickering material...it appeared to be idle and abandoned. No other mining leases are on record from that last Whitehall Company
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The National Museum of Natural Sciences OTTAWA, CANADA JOEL D. GRICE Mineral Sciences Division National...Science and Technology, and the National Gallery o f Canada. This Crown Corporation comes under the respon­...of Communications in the federal government of Canada. History of the National Museum of Natural Science...the Geological Survey of Canada and founder of the National Museum of Canada in 1842. Sir William Logan...Parliament buildings). In 1968 the National Museums of Canada Corporation was created and was comprised of the
Journal (issue)
Budd photo. Gold, 8 cm, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Joe Budd photo. Supplement to The Mineralogical...photo. Mesolite with apophyllite, 14 cm, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Joe Budd photo. Apophyllite...Apophyllite on stilbite, 9.5 cm, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, lndia. Joe Budd photo. Arsenopyrite with quartz...stibnite, 8.5 cm, Xionghuang Kuang mine, Wuyu district, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Ex Steve...(albite), 7 cm, Dassu, Haramosh Mountains, Gilgit district, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe Budd photo. Supplement
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
locations) can belong to one and the same ore district, massif, and formation, or can be located very...mineral type localities Abbreviations: (Dst.) district, area; (Co.) county; (m.) mine; (Mf.) massif;...\\1973quetzalcoatlite;
1979tlapallite 9 – Barberton district \(25°48`S, 31°03`E), Transvaal, South Africa \\1921trevorite...\\1974perloffite;
1984sinkankasite 8 – Big Creek and Rush Creek area \~8 km NE of Trimmer (36°54`N, 119°17...136°30`W), Yukon, Canada \\1977maricite;
 1981wicksite 9 – Big Fish River and Rapid Creek (see below)
Report (issue)
Dakota, USA). Association: Variscite, crandallite, wardite ([Little Green Monster mine, near] Fairfield, Utah... Custer Co., South Dakota. From Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada. At the Sapucaia pegmatite mine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
collection of Yukon phosphate minerals. Located in the far northern tip of Canada’s Yukon Territory, this...some of the world’s finest examples of lazulite, wardite, augelite, collinsite and whiteite, in addition... crystals to 1 cm, on siderite, Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada. bournonite crystal from Colavi
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Proposals IMA No. 2005–002 Uroi hill, Hunedoara district, Romania Hans-Peter Bojar (Na,K)Ca2(Mg,Fe3+,Ti)5(Si... 2005–005a Prairie Lake, Thunder bay district, Ontario, Canada Anton R. Chakhmouradian Na2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O...655(13), 1.741(21) IMA No. 2005–024 Pirquitas mining district, Puna Region, Rinconada Department, Jujuy Province...2005–030 De-Mix quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada Igor V. Pekov (K,Na)2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2 (OH,O)4‱5H2O...477(45) IMA No. 2005–039 Dronino meteorite, Kasimov District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia Igor V. Pekov Fe2(CO3)(OH)2
Catalog/List
6-$3.50 NALCIME: M68. Mont-St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; (a) T/N, white single xl, complete except for...Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada; (a) translucent, pale yellow tabular xls to 3...3x2.1x1-$2.50 BIOTITE: ~near Bancroft, Ontario, Canada; (a) section af a single xl, showing fairly sh...7-2.5 cm-$2.00; (b) miniatures; 3-4 cm-$3.00 ~Elk Creek, Meade Co., South Dakota; (a) yellow elongated rhombohedrons...5-3.2 cm-$2.50 M154. Nanisivik, Northwest Terr., Canada; (a) yellowish translucent subparallel xls in two
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogy, 100 Queen’s Park, toronto, ontario, Canada M5s 2C6. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) mineral...originated from the Lac d’Amiante mine, Quebec, Canada. Well known as an asbestos mine, the locality is...(1852–1856), contributed to development of [the] mining industry in Russia, inspected supplies and working...THE WHITLOCKITE GROUP, FROM BIG FISH RIVER, YUKON, CANADA. K. T. Tait1,2, R. M. Thompson1, H. Yang1, M...Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6. A new mineral, bobdownsite, ideally Ca9Mg(PO3F)(PO4)6
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2006 the show and symposium theme was “Minerals of Canada” (see photographs in this article). All are welcome...abstracts on page 216 of this issue). “Minerals of Canada” was the theme of the 2006 edition of the Tucson...exceptional samples of the main mineral locations of Canada were on display. It was possible to admire some...from Rapid Creek and Big Fish River, including augelite, gormanite, lazulite, ludlamite, wardite, and...magazine. John Rakovan David Vaughan of Outback Mining proudly displays their find of tiger eye from the
Catalog/List
smaller piece 2.5 x 3cm ÂŁ20 16 1 WARDITE colourless crystals Yukon Canada ÂŁ25 around 5mm size , comprising...comprising most of 1.5x1.5cm Rapid Creek 17 SODALITE variety HACKMANITE rich piece of pale violet mass ,
Journal (issue)
11-1-11-1 Fig. 7 Simple tetragonal bipyramid Lincoln Creek Quarry, Lewis Co., Washington The crystals shown...that excess silica in solution would favor more rapid growth on the {100} faces, leaving major {001} faces...twofold axes along the a-directions and along [110]. Wardite, Na Al3 (PO4)2 (OH)4 . 2 H2O , belongs to this...horizontal. Fig 23 Wardite crystals Because of the twofold symmetry, the top and Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory...Territory, Canada bottom resemble each other, but they are not always mirror images, as the diagram in fig. 22
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Siderite Siete Suyos Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District Sud Chichas Province, PotosĂ­ Department, Bolivia...siderite from Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla district, Sud Chichas Province, PotosĂ­ Department, Bolivia...found as iridescent microcrystals; the Duquesne district, Santa Cruz County, as curved rhombohedra; and...sphalerite and pyrite. The White Raven mine, Ward district, Boulder County, has produced some of the Figure...Finally from Colorado, at the Alice mine, Clear Creek County, heavily goethite-coated rhombohedra to 2
Journal (issue)
Petersburg University specimens **- St.-Petersburg Mining Museum specimens 2 W o r l d of Stones. Ng 1 I...uneven supply of substance to a crystal causes the rapid growth of some of its parts (apices and edges) and...the authors of this article, was opened in the Mining Museum of St. Petersburg not long ago and another...graduating from the Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) Mining Institute. Working here for nearly a year, the...slope o f a nearby mountain, and the banks of a creek. World of Stones, I'& I 1/96 1 3 It is as if a
Book
Diablo, Arizona. 12 x 13 cm. (Geological Survey of Canada specimen) By studying meteorites such as this one...Often very fine-grained rocks result. Although the rapid 30 cooling of volcanic rocks is not conducive...(Photograph by Michael Hamilton, Geological Survey of Canada) Diffirentiation of magma caused compositional...the diamonds clearly do not form in them. Placer mining employs water to separate gems or precious metals... minerals crystallized from it because of the rapid decrease in pressure encountered at the Earth's
 
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