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Yarrow Creek, Yarrow Creek-Spionkop Creek deposit, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 16' North , 113° 52' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.26667,-113.86667
GeoHash:
G#: c2z02bsz4
GRN:
N33W55
Type:
Creek
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pincher Creek3,855 (2008)24.9km
Lundbreck244 (2015)41.4km
Babb174 (2011)55.0km
Fort Macleod3,060 (2008)59.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
4371
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4371:0
GUID (UUID V4):
63d7a60e-8313-4996-bcaf-761e7d6354d3


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Mineral List


11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Habit: crystalline masses
Colour: blue metallic
Fluorescence: none
Description: Both Spionkopite and Yarrowite are leached covellites with slightly different structures than covellite Blaubleibende covellite was initially reported.
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Spionkopite
Formula: Cu39S28
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
β“˜ Yarrowite (TL)
Formula: Cu9S8
Type Locality:

Gallery:

Cu39S28β“˜ Spionkopite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Covellite ?2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Spionkopite2.CA.05cCu39S28
β“˜Yarrowite (TL)2.CA.05dCu9S8
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sβ“˜ SpionkopiteCu39S28
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Sβ“˜ YarrowiteCu9S8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ SpionkopiteCu39S28
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Cuβ“˜ YarrowiteCu9S8
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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References

(n.d.)
Goble, R.J. (1980) Copper sulfides from Alberta: yarrowite Cu9S8 and spionkopite Cu39S28. The Canadian Mineralogist: 18: 511-518.
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