Blow River Area, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blow River Area | Area |
| Dawson mining district | Mining District |
| Yukon | Territory |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 30' North , 138° 45' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
188761
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188761:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ee3eed31-2155-40f0-ac62-608dc37c7c79
An incorrect location initially given for phosphates from Rapid Creek [https://www.mindat.org/loc-630.html] (2km SW of Rapid Creek location 12).
"During the summer of 1959 Bruce Cameron, a geologist working for Triad Oil Company, collected a few blue, water-worn, mineral chips while conducting an oil exploration programme in the Blow River area of northeastern Yukon. Researchers identified the beautiful, azure-blue mineral as lazulite, a very rare magnesium aluminum hydrous phosphate.
Fifteen years after this, while prospecting for iron, Al Kulan stumbled onto the lazulite source along Rapid Creek [https://www.mindat.org/loc-630.html]." [Grice (1989) page 33]
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| β Formula: SiO2 |
| β Formula: FeCO3 References: |
| β Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite ? | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Quartz ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite ? | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Lazulite ? | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| β | Wardite ? | 8.DL.10 | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Al | β Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| P | β Wardite | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
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