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Pyrite from
Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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Pyrite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
06031150017363047399291.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Pyrite, etc.

Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Pyrrhotite1
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49611:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘEarly Bird fluorite occurrence, Ainsworth, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘTrue Blue polymetallic deposit, Kaslo, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘRose Pass Occurrence, Rose Pass, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘHarp rhodonite occurrence, Kaslo, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘChicago workings, La France Creek, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘBoadicea claim, Robb Creek, Sandon, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘContact polymetallic deposit, Kaslo, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘBeaver Mountain occurrence, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘMeteor Mine, Tobin Creek, Slocan, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘRambler-Cariboo Group mine, McGuigan Creek, Sandon, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Grice, Joel D., Gault, Robert A. (1977) The Bluebell Mine, Riondel, British Columbia, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (1) Tucson. 33-36
Moynihan, D. P., Pattison, D. R. M. (2011) The origin of mineralized fractures at the Bluebell mine site, Riondel, British Columbia. Economic Geology, 106 (6) 1043-1058 doi:10.2113/econgeo.106.6.1043
 
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