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Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canadai
Regional Level Types
Lapie RiverRiver
St Cyr RangeMountain Range
Watson Lake mining districtMining District
YukonTerritory
CanadaCountry

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Lapieite, etc.

Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Lapieite

Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Lapieite, etc.

Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Lapieite

Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Lapieite, etc.

Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Lapieite

Lapie River, St Cyr Range, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 52' 30'' North , 132° 50' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
61.87500,-132.83333
GeoHash:
G#: c4cxcrcxy
GRN:
N42W47
Type:
River
Köppen climate type:
Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
629
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:629:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Boulder found in glacial drift near the confluence of Glacier Creek and Lapie River.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


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

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Lapieite (TL)
Formula: NiCuSbS3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite
Formula: KCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPolydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘLapieite (TL)2.GA.25NiCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPotassic-magnesio-hastingsite9.DE.15KCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ LapieiteNiCuSbS3
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Potassic-magnesio-hastingsiteKCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ LapieiteNiCuSbS3
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ LapieiteNiCuSbS3
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ LapieiteNiCuSbS3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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References

Harris, D. C., Roberts, A. C., Thorpe, R. I., Jonasson, I. R., Criddle, A. J. (1984) Lapieite CuNiSbS3, a new mineral species from the Yukon Territory. The Canadian Mineralogist, 22 (4) 561-564
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