Voisey's Bay Ni-Co-Cu deposit, VoiseyΒ΄s Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadai
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Voisey's Bay Ni-Co-Cu deposit | Deposit |
VoiseyΒ΄s Bay | Bay |
Labrador | Region |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Province |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 19' 47'' North , 62° 5' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Age:
1300 Ma
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Mindat Locality ID:
25759
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25759:5
GUID (UUID V4):
9657986b-5815-465d-9ab8-f14f91d5a6a2
Please note: the latitude/longitude coordinates given are for the operating open pit mine in the Ovoid part of the deposit.
Complex deposit :
- Eastern Deeps: disseminated and massive sulfides along the intersection of a feeder sheet and troctolite intrusion
- The Ovoid: massive sulfide lens underlain by a feeder sheet
- Discovery Hill zone: disseminated and massive sulfides in the troctolite feeder
- Reid Brook zone: intersection of a feeder sheet and a deep level intrusion.
Underground operations (Eastern Deeps and Reid Brook) commencing in 2021.
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46 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Altaite Formula: PbTe References: |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) References: |
β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 References: |
β Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 References: |
β Bismuth Formula: Bi References: |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Breithauptite Formula: NiSb References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β 'Chlorite Group' References: |
β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
β Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
β Froodite Formula: α-PdBi2 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
β Gittinsite Formula: CaZrSi2O7 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
β Greenockite Formula: CdS |
β Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 References: |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
β Maslovite Formula: PtBiTe |
β Matildite Formula: AgBiS2 |
β Michenerite Formula: PdBiTe References: |
β Millerite Formula: NiS |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
β Paolovite Formula: Pd2Sn |
β Parkerite ? Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 References: |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Description: Hexagonal pyrrhotite. References: |
β Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite Formula: (Fe,Ni)7S8 Description: Monosulfide solid solution (MSS). |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 References: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
β Stibiopalladinite Formula: Pd5Sb2 |
β StΓΌtzite Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 References: |
β Troilite Formula: FeS Description: Exsolution lamellae in hexagonal pyrrhotite. References: |
β 'UM2008-55-Te:BiPdSb' Formula: Pd8Te4(Bi,Sb)5 |
β Volynskite Formula: AgBiTe2 References: |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | Paolovite | 1.AG.20 | Pd2Sn |
β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Stibiopalladinite | 2.AC.20a | Pd5Sb2 |
β | Froodite | 2.AC.45a | Ξ±-PdBi2 |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | StΓΌtzite | 2.BA.65 | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Parkerite ? | 2.BE.20 | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
β | Breithauptite | 2.CC.05 | NiSb |
β | Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
β | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
β | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
β | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
β | Maslovite | 2.EB.25 | PtBiTe |
β | Volynskite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiTe2 |
β | Matildite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Gittinsite | 9.BC.05 | CaZrSi2O7 |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
β | 'UM2008-55-Te:BiPdSb' | - | Pd8Te4(Bi,Sb)5 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Gittinsite | CaZrSi2O7 |
O | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
O | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Gittinsite | CaZrSi2O7 |
Si | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | β Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Greenockite | CdS |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Mackinawite | FeS |
S | β Matildite | AgBiS2 |
S | β Millerite | NiS |
S | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
S | β Troilite | FeS |
S | β Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Gittinsite | CaZrSi2O7 |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Fe | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Mackinawite | FeS |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Fe | β Troilite | FeS |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Breithauptite | NiSb |
Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
Ni | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Ni | β Pyrrhotite var. Nickel-bearing Pyrrhotite | (Fe,Ni)7S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
Zr | β Gittinsite | CaZrSi2O7 |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Pd | Palladium | |
Pd | β Froodite | α-PdBi2 |
Pd | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Pd | β Paolovite | Pd2Sn |
Pd | β Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 |
Pd | β UM2008-55-Te:BiPdSb | Pd8Te4(Bi,Sb)5 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Matildite | AgBiS2 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β StΓΌtzite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
Ag | β Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
Cd | Cadmium | |
Cd | β Greenockite | CdS |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Paolovite | Pd2Sn |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Breithauptite | NiSb |
Sb | β Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 |
Sb | β UM2008-55-Te:BiPdSb | Pd8Te4(Bi,Sb)5 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
Te | β Maslovite | PtBiTe |
Te | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Te | β StΓΌtzite | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
Te | β Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
Te | β UM2008-55-Te:BiPdSb | Pd8Te4(Bi,Sb)5 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | β Maslovite | PtBiTe |
Pt | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
Bi | β Froodite | α-PdBi2 |
Bi | β Maslovite | PtBiTe |
Bi | β Matildite | AgBiS2 |
Bi | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Bi | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
Bi | β Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
Bi | β UM2008-55-Te:BiPdSb | Pd8Te4(Bi,Sb)5 |
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