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Martin Lake mine, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canadai
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Martin Lake mineMine
Beaverlodge Lake areaArea
SaskatchewanProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 32' 44'' North , 108° 33' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.54583,-108.55282
GeoHash:
G#: cddf9zfpx
GRN:
N40W42
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:625:6
GUID (UUID V4):
faacec5a-ba27-42be-a541-6c5d7c48b1e3


A uranium mine. Harris 1970 describes the locality of the mine as follows: " Martin Lake Mine located at the northeast corner of Martin Lake, Saskatchewan, in the neck of land between Beaverlodge.
Lake and Martin Lake, which is south of the road from Beaverlodge to
uranium city.

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20 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Athabascaite (TL)
Formula: Cu5Se4
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs as inclusions and replacements of umangite and as stringers in carbonate vein material. The mineral is found as lath-shaped grains up to 100ΞΌm by 40ΞΌm.
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Eskebornite
Formula: CuFeSe2
β“˜ Eucairite
Formula: AgCuSe
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Klockmannite
Formula: CuSe
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Tyrrellite
Formula: Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
β“˜ Umangite
Formula: Cu3Se2
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x β‰ˆ 0.12)
β“˜Umangite2.BA.25Cu3Se2
β“˜Athabascaite (TL)2.BA.25Cu5Se4
β“˜Eucairite2.BA.50AgCuSe
β“˜Klockmannite2.CA.05bCuSe
β“˜Eskebornite2.CB.10aCuFeSe2
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
β“˜Tyrrellite2.DA.05Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
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
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
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“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Cuβ“˜ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Cuβ“˜ EucairiteAgCuSe
Cuβ“˜ KlockmanniteCuSe
Cuβ“˜ TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Cuβ“˜ UmangiteCu3Se2
SeSelenium
Seβ“˜ AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Seβ“˜ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Seβ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
Seβ“˜ EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Seβ“˜ EucairiteAgCuSe
Seβ“˜ KlockmanniteCuSe
Seβ“˜ TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Seβ“˜ UmangiteCu3Se2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ EucairiteAgCuSe
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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References

HARRIS, D.C., CABRI, L.J. & KAIMAN, S. (1969): A new copper selenide from Martin Lake, Saskatchewan. Canadian Mineralogist 10, 135-136 (abstr.).
Harris, D. C, Cabri, L. J., Kaiman, S. (1970) Athabascaite, a new copper selenide mineral from Martin Lake, Saskatchewan. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (2) 207-215
Econ Geol (1997) 92:468-484
Liang, R. (2015). Characterization of Fluids Associated with Vein-type Uranium Mineralization in the Beaverlodge Uranium District, Northern Saskatchewan: Field, Petrographic, Fluid Inclusion and CO Isotope Studies (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina).
rruff.info (2016) http://rruff.info/doclib/cm/vol10/CM10_207.pdf
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