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Locality Name:
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 630
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-630.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kulan Camp (Area A; Area 1)
Stoneman Camp (Area B; Area 2)

Latitude: 68°33'4"N
Longitude: 137°46'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 68.551111111111,-137.78138888889

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 Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluminiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArrojaditeArseniosideriteBaryteBjarebyite
CalciteCeriteChalcopyriteChildreniteDiasporeDufréniteFairfielditeGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydrite
HoltedahliteJahnsiteLaueiteLazuliteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphosideritePyriteQuartzReddingite
SouzaliteSphaleriteSymplesiteVivianiteWagneriteWardite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Alluaudite  (*)Aluminite  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)
Arrojadite-(KNa)  (*)Augelite  (*)Barićite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bjarebyite  (*)
Brazilianite  (*)Brushite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Childrenite  (*)Collinsite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dypingite  (*)
Eosphorite  (*)Ferroalluaudite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Garyansellite  (*)Giorgiosite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Gordonite  (*)Gormanite  (*)Goyazite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Kulanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Matioliite  (*)
Messelite  (*)Meta-aluminite  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Nesquehonite  (*)Penikisite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rapidcreekite  (*)Sasaite  (*)Satterlyite  (*)Siderite  (*)Arrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)
Souzalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)
Whitlockite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)Xanthoxenite  (*)
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)3094
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O078
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2235222,352252162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2535222,35224,35225,35227,3522950
Arrojadite-(KNa)  (*)ArrojaditeKNa3(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)203
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3335221,35223,3523379
Barićite  (*)Vivianite(Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2·8H2O07
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bjarebyite  (*)BjarebyiteBaMn2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)306
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4935222,35223,35224,35225,35231,35232,35233,35236,3523759
Brushite  (*)GypsumCa(PO3OH)·2H2O0104
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O135233197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O13522993
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O335229,35234,3523838
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O081
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O050
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O335231,35235,35237128
Ferroalluaudite  (*)AlluauditeNaFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)3011
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F335221,35222,352302740
Garyansellite  (*)ReddingiteMg2Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O1352272
Giorgiosite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O013
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6335223,35225,35234121
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O13522918
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O335229,35231,3523723
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6235233,35238173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3235227,3522934
Kulanite  (*)BjarebyiteBaFe2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3535222,35223,35225,35231,3523312
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2735222,35223,35224,35229,35233,35235,35237232
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O13523766
Matioliite  (*)DufréniteNaMgAl5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O04
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O235229,3523743
Meta-aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·5H2O06
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O026
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O0129
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O080
Penikisite  (*)BjarebyiteBaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)303
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2235234,3523539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21335222,35223,35224,35225,35227,35229,35230,35231,35233,35234,35235,35237,3523861156
Rapidcreekite  (*)NoneCa2(SO4)(CO3)·4H2O13522210
Sasaite  (*)NoneAl6(PO4)5(OH)3·36H2O011
Satterlyite  (*)Holtedahlite(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)602
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1435221,35222,35223,35224,35225,35229,35230,35231,35232,35233,35234,35235,35236,352376417
Arrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)ArrojaditeBaFe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)207
Souzalite  (*)SouzaliteMg3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O235231,3523711
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13523321482
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O435227,35229,35234,35237636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O535223,35229,35231,35233,3523558
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaFe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O335222,35224,352297
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)60104
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)043
Xanthoxenite  (*)NoneCa4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·3H2O029



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-246Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-226-to-fkm-250/#FKM-246
R050100Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050100
R050316Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050316
R061045Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061045
R100070Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R100070
R050093Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050093
R130691Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R130691
R050110Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050110
R070287Locality 1, Crosscut Creek, Kulan Camp (Area A; Area 1), Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070287


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