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Meierite from
Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada


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Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
00416170017271952228628.jpg
Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
08880120017271952231238.jpg
Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
07390510017367889255228.jpg
Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
00416170017271952228628.jpg
Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
08880120017271952231238.jpg
Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
07390510017367889255228.jpg
Meierite, etc.

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Meierite
Formula:Ba44Si66Al30O192Cl25(OH)33
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO228.30 %
P2O51.61 %
Al2O311.75 %
TiO20.05 %
FeO0.27 %
CaO0.21 %
BaO47.61 %
Na2O0.15 %
K2O0.21 %
Cl6.64 %
Total:96.80 %
Empirical formulas:
1Ba41.1Ca0.5Fe0.5Na0.7K0.6Si62.5Al30.5P3.0O192Cl24.8·33.4(OH)
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Peterson, R.C., Färber, Gunnar, Evans, R. James, Groat, Lee, MacNeil, Laura, Joy, Brian, Lafuente, Barbara, Witzke, Thomas (2016) Meierite, A New Barium Mineral With A Kfi-Type Zeolite Framework From the Gun Claim, Yukon Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (5) 1249-1259 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400101
Comments:Meierite occurs as equant grains up to 200 μm across, enclosed within large gillespite crystals
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Gillespite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gillespite4
Titantaramellite2
Cerchiaraite-(Fe)2
Hedenbergite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Meierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:926541
Long-form Identifier:1:3:926541:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015. Newsletter No 23. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (1) 51-58 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.1.05
Peterson, R.C., Färber, Gunnar, Evans, R. James, Groat, Lee, MacNeil, Laura, Joy, Brian, Lafuente, Barbara, Witzke, Thomas (2016) Meierite, A New Barium Mineral With A Kfi-Type Zeolite Framework From the Gun Claim, Yukon Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 54 (5) 1249-1259 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400101
Dunning G.E., Walstrom R.E., Lechner W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part 1: Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska U.S.A. Bay Area Mineralogists Bulletin: 19(5), 70 pages.
 
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