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Marcasite from
Bell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:623164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:623164:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGranisle mine, Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘMorrison Cu-Au deposit, Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘFrench Peak silver-rich polymetallic occurrence, Fort Babine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘDuthie Mine, Smithers, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘStardust deposit, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘRed Rose Mine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘRed Rose Mine, New Hazelton, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘRocher Deboule Mine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘLouise Lake copper-molybdenum-gold-arsenic deposit, Smithers, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘSilver Standard Mine, New Hazelton, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
personal correspondence with Giles PeatfieldIdentification: Visual Identification
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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