Ruby Creek, Surprise Lake, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ruby Creek | Placer |
| Surprise Lake | Lake |
| Atlin Mining Division | Division |
| British Columbia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 40' 23'' North , 133° 20' 4'' West
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Ruby Creek flows south into the west end of Surprise Lake about 22 kilometres northeast of the community of Atlin. The creek is about 10 kilometres long and braids into several streams at its mouth.
Most of the gold was removed from the creek between 1898 and 1948 with both hydraulic and underground operations. Drifting was done on bedrock accessed by one main decline. All of the hydraulic work occurred at the lower end of the creek. Between the years 1906 and 1945, a total of 1,721,178 grams of gold were recovered, the fourth highest producer in Atlin.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 References: |
| ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot Formula: Mg2SiO4 References: |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Osmium var. Iridosmine Formula: (Os,Ir) References: |
| ⓘ Osarsite Formula: (Os,Ru)AsS |
| ⓘ Rutheniridosmine (TL) Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) Type Locality: |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Rutheniridosmine (TL) | 1.AF.05 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Native Osmium var. Iridosmine | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir) |
| ⓘ | Native Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | var. Osmiridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Osarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Os,Ru)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | var. Peridot | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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References
Harris, D. C., Cabri, L. J. (1973) The nomenclature of the natural alloys of osmium, iridium and ruthenium based on new compositional data of alloys from world-wide occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 12 (2) 104-112
Ruby Creek, Surprise Lake, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada