Locality type: | Pit |
Classification |
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Species: | Spinel |
Formula: | MgAl2O4 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spinel data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Koala pit, Ekati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1314303 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1314303:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d318418b-0bf8-4c92-a484-49879a2a148c |
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel |
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0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘEkati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘMark Kimberlite, Ekati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘPanda pit, Ekati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
3.8km (2.3 miles) | ⓘRoger Pipe, Ekati Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada |
References |
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Kamenetsky, V. S., Grütter, H., Kamenetsky, M. B., & Gömann, K. (2013). Parental carbonatitic melt of the Koala kimberlite (Canada): constraints from melt inclusions in olivine and Cr-spinel, and groundmass carbonate. Chemical Geology, 353, 96-111. |
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