| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cubanite |
| Formula: | CuFe2S3 |
| Comments: | Large twinned crystals to 4.0 cm |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 6 |
| Talnakhite | 2 |
| Akaganeite | 1 |
| Lawrencite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cubanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 46796 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:46796:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Cubanite in this Region |
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| Deep Copper Zone, Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cubanite |
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| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘMorrison deposit, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘMcCreedy West Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘMcCreedy East Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘDeep Copper Zone, Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘColeman Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 24.3km (15.1 miles) | ⓘCreighton Mine, Creighton-Davies Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 27.7km (17.2 miles) | ⓘClarabelle Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 28.7km (17.8 miles) | ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 29.2km (18.1 miles) | ⓘAgnew Lake Mine, Nairn and Hyman Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada |
| 30.3km (18.8 miles) | ⓘCopper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| References |
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Abel, M.K., Buchan, R., Coats, C.J.A., and Penstone, M.E. (1979) Copper mineralization in the footwall complex, Stratcona mine, Sudbury, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist: 17: 275-285. Li, C., Naldrett, Anthony J., Coats, C. J. A., Johannessen, P. (1992) Platinum, palladium, gold, copper-rich stringers at the Strathcona Mine, Sudbury; their enrichment by fractionation of a sulfide liquid. Economic Geology, 87 (6) 1584-1598 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.6.1584 |
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Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada