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Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada i
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Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Arsenopyrite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Minnesotaite

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Arsenopyrite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Minnesotaite

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Pyrrhotite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Arsenopyrite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

49° 45' 45'' North , 116° 51' 38'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Nelson	9,813 (2012)	42.3km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
Kokanee Rock Club	Nelson, British Columbia	43km

Mindat Locality ID:

8749

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:8749:3

GUID (UUID V4):

A lead-zinc mine in the Kootenay Chief Orebody. Wonderful lustrous crystals to many cm were produced, but few survived. Site found in 1825 and the lead mined was used to produce bullets.

Deposit Type J01 : Polymetallic manto Ag-Pb-Zn

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

22 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ 'Argillaceous Quartzite'

ⓘ 'Argillite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende schist'

ⓘ Impure marble

ⓘ Marble

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

ⓘ 'Quartz-mica schist'

ⓘ Quartzite

ⓘ Schist

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

✪ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Habit: Prisms to several cm

Colour: grey white

Fluorescence: none

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

Moynihan, D. P., Pattison, D. R. M. (2011) The origin of mineralized fractures at the Bluebell mine site, Riondel, British Columbia. Economic Geology, 106 (6) 1043-1058 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.6.1043

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

Doug Scott Collection via Rod Tyson

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Tephroite Series'

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Tephroite Series var. Knebelite'

Formula: from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Greenalite

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

Mauthner, Mark (2006) Gypsum Crystals in Canada. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (1) 62-66 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.1.62-66

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Z²⁺₄Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂

ⓘ Kutnohorite

Formula: CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

References:

ⓘ Minnesotaite

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

Handbook of Mineralogy.

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

Guggenheim, Stephen and Eggleton, Richard A. (1986) Structural modulations in iron-rich and magnesium-rich minnesotaite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 24(3): 479-497.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

✪ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Habit: Hexagonal tablets and prisms to 10 cm

Colour: yellow brown

Fluorescence: none

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

ⓘ Sillimanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

References:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Calcite

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Calcite

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Kutnohorite	5.AB.10	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Sillimanite	9.AF.05	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Minnesotaite	9.EC.05	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Dickite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Greenalite	9.ED.15	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Tephroite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Hornblende Root Name Group'	-	◻Ca₂(Z²⁺₄Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Tephroite Series var. Knebelite'	-	from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Greenalite	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Minnesotaite	Fe₃²⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Kutnohorite	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Greenalite	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Kutnohorite	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Minnesotaite	Fe₃²⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Sillimanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series
O	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series var. Knebelite	from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Sillimanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Greenalite	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Minnesotaite	Fe₃²⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Sillimanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series
Si	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series var. Knebelite	from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Kutnohorite	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Kutnohorite	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Mn	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series
Mn	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series var. Knebelite	from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Greenalite	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Minnesotaite	Fe₃²⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Tephroite Series var. Knebelite	from (Fe_1.5Mn_0.5)₂SiO₄ to (Mn_1.5Fe_0.5)₂SiO₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36

Guggenheim, Stephen and Eggleton, Richard A. (1986) Structural modulations in iron-rich and magnesium-rich minnesotaite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 24(3): 479-497.

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