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Forsterite from
Yukon, Canada


Locality type:Territory
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yukon, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987903
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987903:4
GUID (UUID V4):537b847a-a391-4cab-a92a-071dd41f1347
Localities for Forsterite in this Region
Tagish Lake meteorite, Tagish Lake, Carcross, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
221-227, APRIL 1973 Short Valleriitc from Little Canada. By Faculty of Science, 112 and Faculty Chief...Tokyo White Horse Geological copper belt , Yukon, Mineralogical Institute and , Otsuka , Bunkyo-ku...Zonal mine of part skarn and Pre-ore skarn; Yukon, 150m long with and limestone or grossularite...grossularite chalcopyrite, Limestone Forsterite, spinel, of the limestone 1 corresponds schist-, and...follows: diopside - and minerals. ore body (forsterite) - tremolite - - chlorite - (30-40m wide)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UniÕersity, 3450 UniÕersity Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7 Received 23 March 1998; received in revised...refractory underlying mantle with high olivine forsterite contents Žave. Fo s 92.3. and moderate to high...48 (1999) 195–216 craton, with high olivine forsterite contents ŽMgr ŽMg q Fe. greater than 0.91; e...Cordilleran xenolith suites from the southwestern Yukon and northern British Columbia, however, exhibit...Cordillera ŽShi et al., 1998.. The high olivine forsterite contents Žave. Fo s 92.3. and moderate to high
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sequence was identified: olivine (up to 94 mol% forsterite) + Cr-rich spinel ? olivine + orthopyroxene ±...of forsterite component (94–91 mol%, Fig. 3). In harzburgites to orthopyroxenites, the forsterite component...Al) of spinel (atoms per formula unit) versus forsterite component of associated olivine (mol%) for dunites...) (Opx) 0.85 0.80 0.75 0.70 0.65 Fig. 4 Forsterite component (mol%) of olivine and Mg/(Mg + Fe2+)...rough direct chemical covariation between the forsterite component of olivine and the Cr/(Cr + Al) ratio
Report (issue)
structural study of a large ultramafic body in the Yukon-Tanana Upland UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...southwestern Charley River 1:250,000 quadrangles in the Yukon-Tanana Upland of east-central Alaska (fig. 1). Because...peridotite of Mount Sorenson. The Yukon-Tanana Upland (called the Yukon crystalline terrane by Tempelman-Kluit...Tempelman-Kluit, 1976, p. 1343 where it extends into Canada) is an area of greenschist- to amphibolite-facies...), Tucson, Ariz. Fault—Dotted where uncertain Yukon-Tanana Upland FIGURE L Location of map areas that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
spinel (MgAl2O4), ulvöspinel (Ti(Fe,Mg)2O4), forsterite (Mg2SiO4), and monticellite (CaMgSiO4). These...same as those in Figs. 1–13. British Columbia and Yukon Territory, and the terrestrial weathering of meteorites...by extension, other Mg-bearing phases such as forsterite, at room temperature and atmospheric CO2, nesquehonite...tailings piles at the historical mine sites in Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia (Wilson...(Velbel et al., 1991). The average temperature in Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia is certainly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Planetary Science, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. 4. School of Earth Sciences, University of Western...9 Ma on the shoshonitic Tatonduk Suite near the Yukon-Alaska border in the Proterozoic Tatonduk inlier...Franklin Large Igneous Province (LIP) of northern Canada, the Tatonduk Suite might logically be considered...rocks associated with the Franklin LIP in northern Canada are dominated by basalt to basaltic andesites (i...of the Yukon block outcrop in a series of inliers that span central Yukon in northwestern Canada: the Wernecke
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
McGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, H3A 2A7, CANADA 3 CRPG-CNRS, 15 RUE NOTRE-DAME DES PAUVRES, B...Canadian Cordillera. Tectonic terrane names: YTT, Yukon Tanana; KO, Kootenay terrane; CA, Cassiar; QN, Quesnellia;...VOLUME 43 NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2002 Fig. 3. Forsterite content vs the modal proportion of olivine in...and KL (Fig. 2). Among other criteria, the low forsterite contents of olivine in the majority of the augite...formula AB2O4 for spinel (Table 5); Fo Olivine, forsterite content (mol %) of olivine calculated as Mg/(Mg
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2921 AI enthalpy, standard, 60( 1): 1 Alberta, Canada Nisku Formation, Devonian, sulfide minerals, 60(2):...Barbara basin, sediment, diagenesis, 60( 21) : 4037 Canada Abitibi belt, petrogenesis, 60(22): 4551 St. Lawrence...Sudbury, Ontario, sources of metals, 60(9): 1605 Yukon, xenoliths, spine1 lherzolite, 60(2l): 4241 ‘T brine...planktonic, 60(22): 4517 V, calcite, 60( 19): 3701 Forsterite (olivine) evaporation, in Hz gas, 60( 8): 1445...Bay, 60(3): 455 water, St. Lawrence River System, Canada, 60(5): 851 Hydrothermal fluids Ag’, aquated, 60(
Book
Netherlands Distributors for the United States and Canada: ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING COMPANY INC. 52, Vanderbilt...smaller, or both. The largest W-skarn, MacTung (Yukon, Canada), probably contains 65 million tons of ore at... (7) Australia 11,581 4.74 12.000 330 (8) Canada 2.279 4.98 2,700 245,000 (8) Brazil 8,500...calcic and magnesian silicates such as garnet and forsterite, typically found in skarns (sensu stricto), do...A.; peripheral to the Seagull batholith, B.C., Canada; Iron Mtn., N.M., U.S.A.; Gorman field, Calif.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BERNATOWICZ:Solubility and partitioning diopside, forsterite, spinel, and synthetic basaltic liquids 265...synthetic fluid inclusions in spontaneously nucleated forsterite crystals grown at constant pressure and temperature...groundwater in a mafic pluton, East Bull Lake,Omario,Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...mixing in the Keno Hill Ag-Pb-Zn district, Yukon Territory, Canada . 1045 R. FJZNG and R. KERRICH:Geochemistry...sediments in the Amhean Abitibi greenstone belt, Canada: Implications for provenance and tectonic setting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BERNATOWICZ:Solubility and partitioning diopside, forsterite, spinel, and synthetic basaltic liquids 299...synthetic fluid inclusions in spontaneously nucleated forsterite crystals grown at constant pressure and temperature...groundwater in a mafic pluton, EastBull Lake,Ontario,Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...mixing in the Keno Hill Ag-Pb-Zn district, Yukon Territory, Canada 1045 R. FENG and R. KERRICH: Geochemistry...sediments in the Archean Abitibi greenstone belt, Canada: . . ...... . ....... ........ . . . .._..__.._
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Columbia, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; E-Mails: aharriso@eos.ubc.ca (A.L.H.); gdipple@eos...[Mg3Si2O5(OH)4], olivine group minerals such as forsterite [Mg2SiO4], and highly reactive oxides and hydroxide...(a) Abandoned Clinton Creek asbestos mine in Yukon, Canada. Inset shows vertical efflorescent crust cementing...Active Diavik diamond mine in Northwest Territories, Canada. Inset shows an efflorescent crust on surface of...Location Commodity Yukon, Canada asbestos (abandoned) Northwest Territories, Canada diamonds (active)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Creek (Kulan Camp area, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada) was investigated by electron microprobe analysis...Creek (Kulan Camp area, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada). The crystal was taken from the surface of...Ca; grossular for Si and Al; K-feldspar for K; forsterite for Mg; omphacite for Na; ilmenite for Ti; realgar...Creek (Kulan Camp area, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada) P2O5 SiO2 TiO2 Al2O3 FeO MgO H2Ob Total wt%...minerals in the Yukon Territory. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Robertson BT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Qu6becH3A 2A7, Canada ReceivedJune 21, 1990 / Accepted January 14, 1991...u n i v a k Island, Alaska, and Alligator Lake, Yukon. The reader is referred to previous publications...Hedenbergite Orthopyroxene Enstatite Ferrosilite Olivine Forsterite Fayalite Accessories Chromite Magnetite Itmenite...volcanic centres, such as Fort Selkirk in the central Yukon, are best explained by the progressive melting of...xenoliths from the Alligator Lake volcanic complex, Yukon, Canada. J Petrol 28 : 569-597 Francis D, Ludden J (1990)
Book
1980) by D. TENNEY BULLETIN 1 Geology Section, Yukon Region, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs...Munro, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Whitehorse, 1981 QS-Y003-000-EE-Al Cette publication...DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS, CANADA Whillans. Tim by Little the on Photos Mines)...long about 5 km west of the city of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Whitehorse Copper Mines controls a single...O CHIEF e CHIEF MIDDLE CHIEF LITTLE CHIEF Yukon River The first shipment of ore was a small one
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pyroxene forsterite spinel calcite ± phlogopite ± dolomite nepheline fassaitic forsterite pyroxene spinel...spinel forsterite calcite spinel phlogopite calcite ± dolomite phlogopite ± sodalite dolomite anorthite...thorianite baddeleyte U-thorite type 3 hornfels forsterite spinel calcite ± dolomite ± periclase wollastonite...41.68 2.89 0.21 100.00 27.72 70.53 0.89 0.86 Forsterite skarn type 3 1 SiO2 FeO MnO MgO CaO 42.24...samples are composed of fassaitic clinopyroxene, forsterite, spinel, calcite ± phlogopite ± dolomite ± nepheline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to the presence of chondrules and refractory forsterite (which distinguish Tagish Lake from the CIs)...refractory inclusions, spinel-rich inclusions, forsterite aggregates, Cr-, Al-rich spinel, and accretionary...Lake carbonaceous chondrite fell in the Yukon Territory, Canada on January 18, 2000. One week later, ~1...olivine inclusions;” and 3) a group we call “forsterite aggregates.” Chondrules are rounded objects...these inclusions ranges from Fo60 to pure forsterite. Forsterite aggregates (Fig. 4b) are irregularly-shaped
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
several localitiesin British Columbia•oand the Yukon,2øbut published accountsof theseoccurrences are...S., x87o-7x, p. 237. x6 W. Logan, "Geology of Canada," x863, pp. 457-458. •* Idem., p. 45:'. XSAnnual...reaction with limestone, silicatessuchas diopside,forsterite, chondrodite,talc and serpentine, were formed;...hydrousvarietiesare confinedto the veins. The forsterite, diopsideand chondroditewere originally pre-...absenceof pseudomorphs of talc after diopside, forsterite or chondrodite,combined with the above structural
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Laurentia at 1.38 Ga: The Hart River sills of Yukon, Canada Jacob Verbaas a,⁎, Derek J. Thorkelson a, Dejan...1S6, Canada British Columbia Geological Survey, 1810 Blanshard St., Victoria, BC V8T 4J1, Canada Boise...intermediate intrusions that occur in northern Yukon, Canada. The largest sills are over 500 m thick and...in the Ogilvie and Wernecke mountains of Yukon, northern Canada (Abbott, 1997; Thorkelson, 2000). Determining...of approximately 180 km × 80 km in northern Yukon, Canada. Most of the sills are exposed in a narrow curvilinear
Book
© 2011 Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this publication...Cataloging-in-Publication Data (U.S.) Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Tait, Kimberly. Tait...States by Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. Published in Canada by Firefly Books Ltd. PO. Box 1338, Ellicott Station...at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Photography: Brian Boyle, MPA, FPPO, and Miguel...publishing program by the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund as administered by the Department
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE SOUTHERN ABITIBI GREENSTONE BELT, ONTARIO, CANADA YANN LAHAYE§ Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary...Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec G7H 2B1, Canada LOUISE R. FRICK AND DAVID D. LAMBERT Victorian...process manifested by the serpentinization of forsterite to lizardite plus magnetite, the partial alteration...least-altered samples, the secondary phases replacing forsterite are lizardite plus magnetite. Pyroxene is usually...komatiites are also locally chloritized, where forsterite is completely replaced by chlorite in spinifex
Report (issue)
inclusions in very small numbers of the gemmy green forsterite (peridot) crystals from Sapat Gali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...briefed, here are four typically fine things from Canada which are up on the site this New Year… A locale...from Lynn Road, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Tysons Fine Minerals specimen and photo. ==...thumbnails and miniatures from the Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory, showing gray-white to pale green pseudo-octahedrons...from Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Tysons Fine Minerals specimen and photo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
far south as latitude 60°, comprising—1, Northern Canada; 2, Greenland and Iceland; 3, Northern Europe;...extending from latitude 60° to 40°, includes—7, South Canada and the northern United States; 8, Central and...contains one or more of the following minerals : forsterite, 1 The full text of this paper will be published...Arber—The Ardwick Flora. or serpentine after forsterite, tremolite, diopside, and brucite. The dominant...examined under the microscope it is seen that forsterite, serpentine, and tremolite are invariably associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Kazakhstan), the Great Caucasus (Russia), and the Yukon-Tanana terrane (Can­ ada) experienced different...the Great Caucasus (Russia), and the Yukon-Tanana terrane (Canada). These rocks experienced different...Russia (after Perchuk, 1993); 2 = Faro area, Yukon, Canada (after Perchuk et al., 1999); 3 = Sulu Tjube...follows (see Perchuk et al., 1998). where b = h/a. Yukon eclogite. A representative illustration of Discontinuous...zoned garnets mathematically as comes from the Yukon-Tanana eclogites, of the west­ C(0 r
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
woodedCoastMountainsof southernBritish Columbia, Canada(Fig. 1). FIG. 1. The genesisof nickeliferous...of Jurassicand Lower Cretaceousage (Geol. Surv. Canada,Map 737A, 1942). Serpentinites,suggestiveof deep...age; they aregrouped by theGeological Surveyof Canada with otherchieflyacidicintrusionsthat cut Upper...relationsin several other nickeldepositsin Yukon Territory, Canada. As seenfrom the table of estimatedore...southend of TagishLake in northernBritish Columbia,Canada, the writer saw a smallgabbro-ultrabasic compl
 
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