End deposit, Kiggavik area, Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canadai
Regional Level Types | |
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End deposit | Deposit |
Kiggavik area | Area |
Kivalliq Region | Region |
Nunavut | Territory |
Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 20' 55'' North , 97° 54' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
1259 ± 12 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Pb-U
Reference for age:
Chi, G., Haid, T., Quirt, D., Fayek, M., Blamey, N., & Chu, H. (2017). Petrography, fluid inclusion analysis, and geochronology of the End uranium deposit, Kiggavik, Nunavut, Canada. Mineralium Deposita, 52(2), 211-232.
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
297788
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:297788:4
GUID (UUID V4):
99d6e871-3299-48d2-a357-0e0e718980c2
Uranium deposit in Proterozoic Thelon Basin, which is geologically similar to the Athabasca Basin known for its unconformity-related uranium deposits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
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