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


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Pyrargyrite, etc.

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

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

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

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
07381760017364912084115.jpg
Pyrargyrite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stephanite4
Galena3
Sternbergite3
Quartz2
Pyrite2
Acanthite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21760:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘSally Mine, Mount Wallace (Wallace Mountain), Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘImperial Mine, Rock Creek, Kettle River, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘProvidence Mine, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘDankoe Mine (Utica Mine; Horn Silver Mine; Cawston), Keremeos, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘWaterloo No 3 Mine, Lightning Peak Camp, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
68.6km (42.7 miles) ⓘBellevue Mine, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘKettle Mine, Curlew Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘNickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘRuby Mine, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
72.8km (45.3 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Mine, Palmer Mountain Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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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