Provenite

Bluebell Mine (Riondel)

MineClosedDraft data

49.7625° N, 116.8608° W · ± 1 km

Pyrrhotite from British Columbia, Canada, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotite at Bluebell Mine (Riondel)

Two intergrown stacks of bronzy pseudohexagonal pyrrhotite plates from the Bluebell Mine, Riondel.
Two intergrown stacks of bronzy pseudohexagonal pyrrhotite plates from the Bluebell Mine, Riondel.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Fe₁₋ₓS (x = 0-0.17)
Morphology
Stacked clusters of pseudohexagonal plates
Typical size
Specimens about 4 cm
Color / luster
Bronzy-brown, lustrous
Associated minerals
Galenasphaleritepyritearsenopyritechalcopyritequartzknebelite
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-627 SRC-631 SRC-640

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Polymetallic manto silver-lead-zinc replacement ore along steep cross-fractures in marble.
Type
Hydrothermal
Host rock
Badshot Formation marble (Lower Cambrian)
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada

Worked from 1888, reopened in 1948 and closed in December 1971 when ore reserves were depleted. Coordinates from MINFILE 082FNE043.

Sources: SRC-631

Sources

  1. SRC-631 · Database
    MINFILE 082FNE043 - BluebellBritish Columbia Geological Survey · BC Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINFILE)
  2. SRC-627 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - PyrrhotiteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America
  3. SRC-640 · Website
    File:Pyrrhotite-263809.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.