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Dumont intrusion, Launay, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dumont intrusion | Intrusion |
| Launay | - not defined - |
| Abitibi RCM | Regional County Municipality |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Administrative Region |
| Québec | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 38' 56'' North , 78° 26' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amos | 17,918 (2016) | 25.6km |
Dumont ultramafic body, 27 km west of Amos.
The Dumont intrusion is a huge, low-grade nickel prospect with most of its recoverable nickel present as pentlandite, awaruite and minor heazlewoodite. Serpentine in the intrusion contains appreciable amounts of chlorine (up to slightly more than 0.9%).
Coordinates taken by GPS at mine site.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Awaruite Formula: Ni3Fe |
| ⓘ Coalingite Formula: Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ Nickelbischofite (TL) Formula: NiCl2 · 6H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Paratacamite Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Nickelbischofite (TL) | 3.BB.20 | NiCl2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Paratacamite | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Coalingite | 5.DA.55 | Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Coalingite | Mg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nickelbischofite | NiCl2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Coalingite | Mg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Coalingite | Mg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nickelbischofite | NiCl2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Coalingite | Mg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Nickelbischofite | NiCl2 · 6H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Coalingite | Mg10Fe23+(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelbischofite | NiCl2 · 6H2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
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Dumont intrusion, Launay, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada