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Carcross, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Carcross | Village |
| Whitehorse mining district | Mining District |
| Yukon | Territory |
| Canada | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Carcross | 446 (2008) |
Carcross was a significant location during the Klondike Gold Rush. All of the stampeders using the Chilkoot Trail, the White Pass Trail or the White Pass and Yukon Railroad passed through Carcross. Prior to the completion of the railroad in 1899, the Chilkoot and White Pass trails converged just south of Bennet. At Bennet a huge boat building industry flourished. The wooden boats were small “river runners” that had a chance of surviving the Whitehorse Rapids in the Yukon River, one of the most dangerous parts of the trip.
Once a boat was acquired at Bennet the rest of the journey to Dawson could be done on the water. The boats could travel the full length of Lake Bennet to the narrow strait at Carcross then through the northern end of Tagish Lake, into Marsh Lake and then the Yukon River.
The village of Carcross was originally the location of a hunting camp used by the Tlingit and Tagish people. It was first called Caribou Crossing because a huge herd of caribou migrated across the narrow strait twice a year. During the Gold Rush the herd provided a much needed source of food for the prospectors. It was almost hunted to extinction.
Once a boat was acquired at Bennet the rest of the journey to Dawson could be done on the water. The boats could travel the full length of Lake Bennet to the narrow strait at Carcross then through the northern end of Tagish Lake, into Marsh Lake and then the Yukon River.
The village of Carcross was originally the location of a hunting camp used by the Tlingit and Tagish people. It was first called Caribou Crossing because a huge herd of caribou migrated across the narrow strait twice a year. During the Gold Rush the herd provided a much needed source of food for the prospectors. It was almost hunted to extinction.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Ni,Fe) |
| ⓘ | Barringerite | 1.BD.10 | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Diaphorite | 2.JB.05 | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnesioferrite | 4.BB.05 | MgFe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Hibonite | 4.CC.45 | CaAl12O19 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Mg-rich Siderite | 5.AB.05 | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Quenstedtite | 7.CB.65 | Fe2(SO4)3 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Farringtonite ? | 8.AB.05 | Mg3(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Symplesite | 8.CE.45 | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Kaňkite | 8.CE.60 | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Yukonite (TL) | 8.DM.25 | Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Iddingsite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Nickel-iron' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Quenstedtite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 11H2O |
| H | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Yukonite | Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Farringtonite | Mg3(PO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
| O | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesioferrite | MgFe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quenstedtite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Yukonite | Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Farringtonite | Mg3(PO4)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesioferrite | MgFe23+O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| P | ⓘ Farringtonite | Mg3(PO4)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Quenstedtite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 11H2O |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hibonite | CaAl12O19 |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Yukonite | Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesioferrite | MgFe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Quenstedtite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 11H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Fe | ⓘ Yukonite | Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Barringerite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| As | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| As | ⓘ Symplesite | Fe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Yukonite | Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
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Carcross, Whitehorse mining district, Yukon, Canada