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Windy Craggy deposit, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Windy Craggy depositDeposit
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 39' 49'' North , 137° 43' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
59.66374,-137.72147
GeoHash:
G#: bfw56j6q3
GRN:
N40W53
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
239048
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239048:5
GUID (UUID V4):
5e410554-c23a-44e8-8906-bd94c5bd4679


A copper-cobalt-gold massive sulphide deposit. Discovered in 1958.

Located in the Alsek-Tatshenshini River area of the St. Elias Mountains.

The deposit is located in a very remote area and today part of a 5 million hectare United Nations World Heritage Site.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


39 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'Leucoxene'
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stilpnomelane
Formula: (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Hisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Stilpnomelane9.EG.40(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 Β· nH2O
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Leucoxene'-
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Alβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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Claridge, Philip G.; Downing, Bruce W. (1993): Environmental geology and geochemistry at the Windy Craggy massive sulfide deposit, northwestern British Columbia. CIM Bulletin 86, 50-57.
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www.portergeo.com.au (2007) http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1114
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wikimapia.org (2013) http://wikimapia.org/20336413/Windy-Craggy-Deposit
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