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Locality Name:
Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 628
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-628.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Locality 15
Locality 16

Latitude: 68°28'0"N
Longitude: 136°30'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 68.466666666667,-136.5
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sr Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Sr Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluminiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArrojaditeBaryteBjarebyiteCalcite
CeriteChalcopyriteChildreniteDiasporeEpsomiteFairfielditeFluoriteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydrite
HoltedahliteLaueiteLazuliteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphosideritePyriteQuartzReddingiteSouzalite
SphaleriteSymplesiteVivianiteWagneriteWarditeWicksite

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Alluaudite  (*)Aluminite  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arrojadite-(BaNa)  (*)
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite-(KNa)  (*)Augelite  (*)Barićite  (*)Bariosincosite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bobierrite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Brushite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Collinsite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Diadochite  (*)Dorfmanite  (*)Dypingite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Ernstite  (*)Ferroalluaudite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Garyansellite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Gordonite  (*)Gormanite  (*)Goyazite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hagendorfite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kryzhanovskite  (*)Kulanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Ludlamite  (*)Maghagendorfite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Marićite  (*)Messelite  (*)
Meta-aluminite  (*)Metaswitzerite  (*)Metavauxite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Nahpoite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)Penikisite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rapidcreekite  (*)Sasaite  (*)Satterlyite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Arrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)Souzalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strengite  (*)Switzerite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Wicksite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)313518794
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O078
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arrojadite-(BaNa)  (*)ArrojaditeBaNa3(NaCa)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)202
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2235186,3518750
Arrojadite-(KNa)  (*)ArrojaditeKNa3(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)203
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3079
Barićite  (*)Vivianite(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2·8H2O07
Bariosincosite  (*)NoneBa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O04
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O13518717
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4059
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O135187104
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O093
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O13518738
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60310
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O081
Dorfmanite  (*)NoneNa2(PO3OH)·2H2O011
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O050
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O0128
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O135187484
Ernstite  (*)Childrenite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)21351877
Ferroalluaudite  (*)AlluauditeNaFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)3011
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1351872740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Garyansellite  (*)ReddingiteMg2Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O02
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60121
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O018
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O023
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hagendorfite  (*)AlluauditeNa2MnFe2+Fe3+(PO4)3017
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3034
Kulanite  (*)BjarebyiteBaFe2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3012
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)20232
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O13518666
Maghagendorfite  (*)AlluauditeNa2MgFe2+Fe3+(PO4)305
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Marićite  (*)NoneNaFe2+(PO4)1351878
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O043
Meta-aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·5H2O06
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O13518722
Metavauxite  (*)NoneFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O02
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O026
Nahpoite  (*)NoneNa2(PO3OH)1351875
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O080
Penikisite  (*)BjarebyiteBaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)303
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213518639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2235186,3518761156
Rapidcreekite  (*)NoneCa2(SO4)(CO3)·4H2O010
Sasaite  (*)NoneAl6(PO4)5(OH)3·36H2O011
Satterlyite  (*)Holtedahlite(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)61351872
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1351866417
Arrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)ArrojaditeBaFe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)207
Souzalite  (*)SouzaliteMg3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O135187263
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O13518721
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O135186636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O058
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6135187104
Wicksite  (*)WicksiteNaCa2Fe2+2(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+)4(PO4)6·2H2O1351873
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)13518743


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050107Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050107
R050109Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050109
R060140Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060140
R060240Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060240
R060810Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060810
R070331Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070331
R050643Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050643
R070274Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070274
R060545Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060545
R070273Locality 16, Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070273

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