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Wells, Cariboo Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Mindat Locality ID:
252579
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252579:5
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0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Wells , Columbia Britannica, Canada
Simplified Chinese:
韦尔斯 , 不列颠哥伦比亚省, 加拿大
Cebuano:
Wells , British Columbia, Canada
Swedish:
Wells , British Columbia, Kanada
Ukrainian:
Веллс , Британська Колумбія, Канада


Wells is a small mining and tourist town in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, located on BC Highway 26, 74 km from Quesnel and 8 km before the highway's terminus at Barkerville.

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Cosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
Galenobismutite2.JC.25ePbBi2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S CosalitePb2Bi2S5
S GalenaPbS
S GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
BiBismuth
Bi CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Bi GalenobismutitePbBi2S4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells,_British_Columbia
Wikidata ID:Q283718

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