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Epidote from
Bugaboo Castles, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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Epidote

Bugaboo Castles, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Epidote

Bugaboo Castles, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Epidote

Bugaboo Castles, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bugaboo Castles, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1513411
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1513411:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘBugaboo Creek Placer, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘVowell Creek Placer, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘMalloy Creek Placer, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘForster Creek Placer, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘIce River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘWaterloo Mine, Zinc Mountain, Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘMoose Creek prospect, Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘWilla Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Silverton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Canadian Museum of Nature collection
Piilonen, Paula C.; Rowe, Ralph; Poirier, Glenn; Friis, Henrik; Robak, Chris; Bainbridge, Michael (2024) The First (and Second) Known Occurrences of Bazzite in Canada – The Quadeville Rose Quartz Quarry, Ontario, and the Bugaboo Castles Aquamarine Deposit, British Columbia – Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (3). 457-478 doi:10.3749/2300035
 
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