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Elk Lake area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 39' North , 80° 47' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
540
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:540:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


East of Miller lake Area and West Of Casey Twp. it is mostly in James Twp. As of 1971 Petruk (Can Min vol 11, part 1) says there were no large ore bodies to that date. "The deposits are characterised by being associated with aplite and containing large amounts of Chalcopyrite and Bornite.

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

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Alloclasite
Formula: Co1-xFexAsS
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
References:
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pararammelsbergite (TL)
Formula: NiAs2
Type Locality:
Parkerite
Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
References:
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Parkerite2.BE.20Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Alloclasite2.EB.10bCo1-xFexAsS
Pararammelsbergite (TL)2.EB.10eNiAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CoCobalt
Co AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni MaucheriteNi11As8
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni PararammelsbergiteNiAs2
Ni ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As MaucheriteNi11As8
As NickelineNiAs
As PararammelsbergiteNiAs2
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2

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