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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:Ag wires often pierce and suspend calcite xls
Habit:Thick and thin wires to a few cm
Colour:silver
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Acanthite27
Calcite16
Quartz13
Pyrite12
Galena8
Arsenopyrite7
Chalcopyrite7
Sphalerite3
Laumontite2
Chalcocite2
Polybasite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21765:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Silver in this Region
Bell Mine, Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
0.4km (0.2 miles) Bell Mine, Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
1.5km (0.9 miles) Sally Mine, Mount Wallace (Wallace Mountain), Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
36.9km (22.9 miles) Dusty Mac gold-silver mine, Okanagan Falls, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
45.6km (28.4 miles) Providence Mine, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
48.7km (30.3 miles) Skomac mine, Smith’s Camp, Boundary Falls, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
53.1km (33.0 miles) Keno Mine (Evening Star Mine; Wellington Camp), Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
58.8km (36.5 miles) Lone Star and Washington Mine, Danville Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA
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
65.7km (40.8 miles) Horn Silver Mine, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
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