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Cobaltite from
Christopher Mine (Columbus Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada


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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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Cobaltite, etc.

Christopher Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cobaltite
Formula:CoAsS
Comments:also a red yttrium silicate was found as grains 1/8 inch in calcite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cobaltite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christopher Mine (Columbus Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58830:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cobaltite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSilver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Silver Banner Mine; Gifford Extension), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLumsden Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRochester Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘOphir-Mayfair, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLawson Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘUniversity Mine (Giroux Lake Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘCleopatra Mine (HiHo), Gillies Limit, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSilverfields mine (Alexandra mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘJuno Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
References
Dana 7:I:298.
Berry, L.G. (1971) The Silver-Arsenide Deposits of the Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist, 11(1), 429 pages.p.213
Sabina, A. P. (1974) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Cobalt - Belleterre - Timmins, Ontario and Quebec. Paper 73-13. Geological Survey of Canada doi:10.4095/103345
 
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