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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brunswick No. 12 mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50320
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50320:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘQSR deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘBrunswick No. 6 Mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘKey Anacon mine, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCNE deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘCaptain North extension, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘHeath Steele mine (Little River mine; Little River Joint Venture), Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘMcMaster deposit, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘNigadoo Mine (Nigadoo River Mine), Beresford Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘKeymet mine (Elmtree River Prospect), Beresford Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
39.7km (24.6 miles) ⓘCaribou mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
References
Sutherland, J. K. (1967) The chemistry of some New Brunswick pyrites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (1) 71-84
McClenaghan, Sean H., Lentz, David R., Martin, Jillian, Diegor, Wilfredo G. (2009) Gold in the Brunswick No. 12 volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Canada: Evidence from bulk ore analysis and laser ablation ICP─MS data on sulfide phases. Mineralium Deposita, 44 (5) 523-557 doi:10.1007/s00126-009-0233-7
(2022) New Brunswick Mineral Occurrence Database, Department of Energy and Mines.
 
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