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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Wesfrob Mine (Tassoo; Warwick), Tasu (Tasu Sound; Tasoo Harbour; Tasu Harbor; Tassoo Inlet), Moresby Island, Haida Gwaii, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Wesfrob Mine (Tassoo; Warwick)Mine
Tasu (Tasu Sound; Tasoo Harbour; Tasu Harbor; Tassoo Inlet)- not defined -
Moresby IslandIsland
Haida GwaiiGroup of Islands
Skeena Mining DivisionDivision
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 45' 30'' North , 132° 3' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
52.75834,-132.05000
GeoHash:
G#: c16h5hk5e
GRN:
N36W58
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
26169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26169:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An open pit iron, copper mine extending from sea level to 3000 feet in elevation and closed in 1983. Westfrob was a mining subsidiary of Falconbridge Nickel Mines

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7 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Mining Annual Review (1985): 307.
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