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Gap lens deposit, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canadai
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Gap lens depositDeposit
Buttle LakeLake
Alberni Mining DivisionDivision
Vancouver IslandIsland
British ColumbiaProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 34' 23'' North , 125° 35' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.57306,-125.59167
GeoHash:
G#: c0ydn06zy
GRN:
N34W59
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tofino1,655 (2014)52.0km
Campbell River33,430 (2018)55.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Courtenay Gem and Mineral ClubCourtenay, British Columbia46km
Mindat Locality ID:
208892
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208892:4
GUID (UUID V4):
aa6848db-8e70-48d1-b82d-0fd0722d7d68


Gap Lens is located underground between the H-W and Lynx mines

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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10 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
β“˜Renierite2.CB.35a(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cuβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
GeGermanium
Geβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Asβ“˜ Renierite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4

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References

Economic Geology,(1996) Vol. 91-3, pp.507-526
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