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Electrum from
H-W mine (Myra Falls), Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada


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Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
00686040017272035715900.jpg
Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
05413190017363997052864.jpg
Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
06882320017363997058864.jpg
Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
00686040017272035715900.jpg
Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
05413190017363997052864.jpg
Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
06882320017363997058864.jpg
Electrum

H-W mine, Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold var: Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Electrum data
Locality Data:Click here to view H-W mine (Myra Falls), Buttle Lake, Alberni Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899880:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Electrum
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘLittle Billie Mine (Little Billy; McLeod No.1 Fraction; Van Anda; Vananda) Nanaimo Mining Division, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
References
Sinclair, B. J. (2001). Geology and genesis of the Battle zone VHMS deposits, Myra Falls district, British Columbia, Canada (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).
(n.d.) Minfile, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.092F 330
 
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