McCreedy East Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McCreedy East Mine | Mine |
| Levack Township | Township |
| Greater Sudbury | City |
| Ontario | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 39' 53'' North , 81° 20' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rayside-Balfour | 16,050 (2013) | 12.3km |
| Chelmsford | 500 (2010) | 14.4km |
| Cartier | 302 (2013) | 16.0km |
| Valley East | 17,451 (2019) | 26.4km |
| Greater Sudbury | 157,857 (2014) | 33.4km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society | Sudbury, Ontario | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
195164
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195164:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8e5f1bd5-a6e1-4490-9d40-486876587945
A Ni-Cu Mine
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | Paolovite | 1.AG.20 | Pd2Sn |
| ⓘ | Niggliite | 1.AG.60 | PtSn |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Froodite | 2.AC.45a | α-PdBi2 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Hauchecornite | 2.BB.10 | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Hawleyite | 2.CB.05a | CdS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Sobolevskite | 2.CC.05 | PdBi |
| ⓘ | Kotulskite | 2.CC.05 | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Tsumoite | 2.DC.05 | BiTe |
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
| ⓘ | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
| ⓘ | Moncheite | 2.EA.20 | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Insizwaite | 2.EB.05a | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
| ⓘ | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
| ⓘ | Maslovite | 2.EB.25 | PtBiTe |
| ⓘ | Padmaite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiSe |
| ⓘ | Volynskite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiTe2 |
| ⓘ | Bohdanowiczite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiSe2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Cotunnite | 3.AB.85 | PbCl2 |
| ⓘ | Bismoclite | 3.DC.25 | BiOCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | 9.EE.10 | Fe2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Re-Pb-Bi Sulphide)' | - | Re, Pb, Bi, S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Hauchecornite | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| S | ⓘ Hawleyite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| S | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Unnamed (Re-Pb-Bi Sulphide) | Re, Pb, Bi, S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Cotunnite | PbCl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrosmalite-(Fe) | Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Hauchecornite | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
| Se | ⓘ Padmaite | PdBiSe |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Froodite | α-PdBi2 |
| Pd | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Pd | ⓘ Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Pd | ⓘ Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Pd | ⓘ Padmaite | PdBiSe |
| Pd | ⓘ Paolovite | Pd2Sn |
| Pd | ⓘ Sobolevskite | PdBi |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Hawleyite | CdS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Niggliite | PtSn |
| Sn | ⓘ Paolovite | Pd2Sn |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Hauchecornite | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| Sb | ⓘ Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Te | ⓘ Maslovite | PtBiTe |
| Te | ⓘ Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Te | ⓘ Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Te | ⓘ Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
| Te | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Te | ⓘ Tsumoite | BiTe |
| Te | ⓘ Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Re | Rhenium | |
| Re | ⓘ Unnamed (Re-Pb-Bi Sulphide) | Re, Pb, Bi, S |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Maslovite | PtBiTe |
| Pt | ⓘ Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Niggliite | PtSn |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Cotunnite | PbCl2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Unnamed (Re-Pb-Bi Sulphide) | Re, Pb, Bi, S |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Froodite | α-PdBi2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Hauchecornite | Ni9BiSbS8 |
| Bi | ⓘ Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Bi | ⓘ Maslovite | PtBiTe |
| Bi | ⓘ Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Bi | ⓘ Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Padmaite | PdBiSe |
| Bi | ⓘ Sobolevskite | PdBi |
| Bi | ⓘ Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Bi | ⓘ Tsumoite | BiTe |
| Bi | ⓘ Volynskite | AgBiTe2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Unnamed (Re-Pb-Bi Sulphide) | Re, Pb, Bi, S |
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References
Dare, Sarah A. S., Barnes, Sarah-Jane, Prichard, Hazel M., Fisher, Peter C. (2011) Chalcophile and platinum-group element (PGE) concentrations in the sulfide minerals from the McCreedy East deposit, Sudbury, Canada, and the origin of PGE in pyrite. Mineralium Deposita, 46 (4) 381-407 doi:10.1007/s00126-011-0336-9
Dare, S. A. S., Barnes, S.-J., Prichard, H. M., Fisher, P. C. (2014) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Cu-Rich Ores from the McCreedy East Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Sudbury, Canada): Implications for the Behavior of Platinum Group and Chalcophile Elements at the End of Crystallization of a Sulfide Liquid. Economic Geology, 109 (2) 343-366 doi:10.2113/econgeo.109.2.343
