Alpine Silver occurrence (Thompson prospect), Van Hise Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 42' 32'' North , 80° 54' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
244218
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:244218:4
GUID (UUID V4):
cafe4589-be0e-4044-b6fc-9ccc13ccb6b0
In Nipissing diabase calcite veinlets occur in aplite dikes up to 12" wide. The dikes have formed along intersectin fissures. Argentite and chalcopyrite occur.
2 shallow shafts and a 575' adit cuts dikes at distance of 170' (drifted on for 80') Trenches follow veins for hundreds of feet. Silver nuggets were found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
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