Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canadai
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Nanisivik | Town (Former) |
Baffin Island | Island |
Qikiqtaaluk Region | Region |
Nunavut | Territory |
Canada | Country |
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Town (Former) - last checked 2022
Mindat Locality ID:
238035
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238035:6
GUID (UUID V4):
a99b79eb-eb50-4d48-8453-2745d063f6ba
Nanisivik (Inuktitut: ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ, lit. 'the place where people find things'; /nəˈniːsɪvɪk/) was a company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The town site was located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about 20 km (12 mi) east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
There is a port and dock about 3.7 km (2.3 mi) north of the former mine site which was used for shipping concentrate from the site, and receiving supplies (73°04′08″N 084°32′57″W). It is currently used by the Canadian Coast Guard for training.
Nanisivik Airport located 8 NM (15 km; 9.2 mi) south was used as the main airport for Arctic Bay until 2010 when the lengthened Arctic Bay Airport took over. The airport is about 19 km (12 mi) directly southeast of Arctic Bay, but the road between them is 32 km (20 mi).
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ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: tabular on (001) and often elongated on <100> with large {001} pinacoids and {102} and {011} prisms Description: translucent, white blocky crystals of barite up to 3 cm across have been found occupying small vugs and rectangular molds in dolomite |
ⓘ Bianchite Formula: Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
ⓘ Boyleite Formula: (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
✪ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: scalenohedra to several cm Colour: yellow |
ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: simple sphenoidal xls to a few mm Colour: yellow Fluorescence: none |
ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
✪ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Habit: Simple rhombs to several cm Colour: white Description: Pyrite even pseudomorphed the dolomite! |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Habit: melted cubes Colour: grey Fluorescence: none Description: The Lead is surprisingly rare for a Mississippi lead zinc deposit |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
ⓘ Gunningite Formula: ZnSO4 · H2O |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: |
ⓘ Hexahydrite Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O |
✪ Ice Formula: H2O Description: Crystal pockets are full of ice. One mines the rock around the ice and then lets the ice melt to reveal the treasures
See Postings by Holger Hartmaier and Dave Joyce at http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,62,371225,371509#msg-371509 |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Habit: Wedge shaped prisms to a few mm Colour: greeny yellow Fluorescence: none Description: The only surviving Marcasite is the reverse epitaxi of the pyrite on marcasite. Small cubes of pyrite with pyritohedral modifications have marcasites in epitaxi only on the cube faces. References: |
ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Habit: Quite variable and quite unique, forms present: cube, octo, dodec, trapezohedron, pyritohedron. Colour: yellow Fluorescence: none Description: Much of the pyrite pseudomorphs marcasite and started in epitaxi on the marcasite before replacing it. This yields bizarre and unique habits References: Gait, R. I., Dumka, D. (1986) Morphology of pyrite from the Nanisivik mine, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 685-688 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Terminated prisms to several cm Colour: clear to smokey Fluorescence: none |
ⓘ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O |
ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 Habit: Octos and spinel twins to a few mm Colour: grey Fluorescence: none Description: Every Mississippi Pb Zn ought to have a thyospinel |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Habit: complex tetrahedral twins to a cm Colour: brown black Fluorescence: none Description: Shalerite is the major ore |
ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S Description: None found in X-ray study |
ⓘ Zincocopiapite Formula: ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Ice | 4.AA.05 | H2O |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Gunningite | 7.CB.05 | ZnSO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Boyleite | 7.CB.15 | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Hexahydrite | 7.CB.25 | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Bianchite | 7.CB.25 | Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
ⓘ | Zincocopiapite | 7.DB.35 | ZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Ice | H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Zincocopiapite | ZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Ice | H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Zincocopiapite | ZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
S | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
S | ⓘ Zincocopiapite | ZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
Fe | ⓘ Zincocopiapite | ZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Bianchite | Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Gunningite | ZnSO4 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
Zn | ⓘ Zincocopiapite | ZnFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 18H2O |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Cd | Cadmium | |
Cd | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanisivik |
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Wikidata ID: | Q1964611 |
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