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Pyrite from
Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold2
Stibnite2
Tomichite1
Apophyllite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:115331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:115331:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrite in this Region
David Bell Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Golden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Williams Mine (Page Williams Mine), Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGolden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Page Williams Mine), Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDavid Bell Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘFearless-Python property, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘWhite River property (White River gold occurrence), Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘNorthern Eagle occurrence, Pic Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘPeekongay Mine, Pic Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘMarathon deposit, Coldwell complex, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘAnaconda occurrence (Stillwater Marathon project), Seeley Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘFleck occurrence (American Brass; Two Duck Lake), O'Neill Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
Harris, Donald C., Roberts, Andrew C., Gilles Laflamme, J. H., Stanley, Chris J. (1988) Criddleite, TlAg2Au3Sb10S10, a New Gold-Bearing Mineral from Hemlo, Ontario, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (368) 691-697 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.368.13
Fleet, Michael E., Seller, Michael H. (1997) Rare earth elements, protoliths, and alteration at the Hemlo gold deposit, Ontario, Canada, and comparison with argillic and sericitic alteration in the Highland Valley porphyry district, British Columbia, Canada. Economic Geology, 92 (5) 551-568 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.5.551
Tomkins, A. G., Pattison, D. R. M., Zaleski, E. (2004) The Hemlo Gold Deposit, Ontario: An Example of Melting and Mobilization of a Precious Metal-Sulfosalt Assemblage during Amphibolite Facies Metamorphism and Deformation. Economic Geology, 99 (6) 1063-1084 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.99.6.1063
 
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