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Locality Name:
Tombstone Mts, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 25761
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25761.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tombstone Mts, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
North Cirque

Latitude: 64°24'0"N
Longitude: 138°35'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.4,-138.59972222222
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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Se Si Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Se Si U W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheelite
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTitaniteTridymiteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Ekanite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Selenium  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O60286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1352448803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O0232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O0566
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O2013524416
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)20182
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21352449617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313524414640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1352444924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213524461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe0143
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1352444899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1352445251


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