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Polybasite from
Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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Polybasite

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Polybasite

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Polybasite, etc.

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Polybasite, etc.

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Polybasite

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Polybasite

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
05767420017271994867390.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
09033240017364641157968.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Polybasite

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
04370620017271994852884.jpg
Polybasite

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
05767420017271994867390.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
09033240017364641157968.jpg
Polybasite, etc.

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Native Silver2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21757:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Polybasite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘSally Mine, Mount Wallace (Wallace Mountain), Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘSkomac mine, Smith’s Camp, Boundary Falls, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘKnob Hill Mine, Republic Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA
96.4km (59.9 miles) ⓘSilver Bell deposit, Cherry Creek area, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Ingelson, Allen, Mussieux, R. (1989) The Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (6) 441-446
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
 
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