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Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Comox District | Mining District |
| Nanaimo Mining Division | Division |
| Vancouver Island | Island |
| British Columbia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
50° North , 126° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~295km
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities30 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'α-Arsenic Sulphide' Formula: AsS |
| ⓘ Arsenolite Formula: As2O3 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chalcostibite Formula: CuSbS2 |
| ⓘ Cooperite Formula: PtS |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Duranusite Formula: As4S |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Arsenic Formula: As |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| ⓘ Pararealgar (TL) Formula: As4S4 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Mineralienkabinet J. de FourestierIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Duranusite | 2.FA.05 | As4S |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Pararealgar (TL) | 2.FA.15b | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Chalcostibite | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'α-Arsenic Sulphide' | - | AsS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- British Columbia
- Vancouver Island
- Nanaimo Mining Division
- Comox District
- Nanaimo Mining Division
- Vancouver Island
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References
Mt Washington mine, Comox District, Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada