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Tintina Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon, Canadai
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Tintina Ag-Pb-Zn depositGroup of Deposits (Inactive)
Watson Lake Mining DistrictMining District
YukonTerritory
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 8' 30'' North , 131° 9' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
61.14167,-131.15056
GeoHash:
G#: c4fezde04
GRN:
N41W48
Type:
Group of Deposits (Inactive) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
19859
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19859:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A silver-lead-zinc deposit at some point owned by Tintina Mines Ltd. 160 km NW of Watson Lake. Tintina was removed from the string as there is no such place. Except for exploratory work there was no mining. Current (2019) ownership is uncertain. Coordinates are those in the Yukon Geological Survey documents.

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14 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Owyheeite
Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Robinsonite
Formula: Pb4Sb6S13
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ Tintinaite (TL)
Formula: Pb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'UM1984-32-S:CuPbSb'
Formula: Pb2CuSb3S7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘTintinaite (TL)2.HB.10aPb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
ⓘJamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘRobinsonite2.HC.20Pb4Sb6S13
ⓘOwyheeite2.HC.35Ag3Pb10Sb11S28
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'UM1984-32-S:CuPbSb'-Pb2CuSb3S7

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ TintinaitePb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Sⓘ UM1984-32-S:CuPbSbPb2CuSb3S7
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ TintinaitePb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Cuⓘ UM1984-32-S:CuPbSbPb2CuSb3S7
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Agⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Sbⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ TintinaitePb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Sbⓘ UM1984-32-S:CuPbSbPb2CuSb3S7
PbLead
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28
Pbⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Pbⓘ TintinaitePb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69
Pbⓘ UM1984-32-S:CuPbSbPb2CuSb3S7
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TintinaitePb22Cu4(Sb,Bi)30S69

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References

Harris, D. C., Jambor, J. L., Lachance, G. R., Thorpe, R. I. (1968) Tintinaite, the antimony analogue of kobellite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (3) 371-382
Moëlo, Y., Jambor, J.L. & Harris, D.C. (1984): Tintinaïte et sulfosels associés de Tintina (Yukon): Tintinaïte et sulfosels associés de Tintina (Yukon): la cristallochimie de la série de la kobellite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 22, 219-226.
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