Provenite

Mount Brussilof Mine (Baymag Mine)

MineActiveDraft data

50.7889° N, 115.6789° W · ± 1 km

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

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Minerals found here

Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Mount Brussilof Mine (Baymag Mine)

A cluster of lustrous rust-coloured modified rhodochrosite rhombs from the Mount Brussilof (Baymag) mine.
A cluster of lustrous rust-coloured modified rhodochrosite rhombs from the Mount Brussilof (Baymag) mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Clusters of modified rhombs
Typical size
Thumbnail size (about 2.7 cm)
Color / luster
Rust-coloured, lustrous
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-925

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Sparry magnesite deposit replacing carbonate rocks east of the Cathedral escarpment.
Host rock
Middle Cambrian Cathedral Formation limestone and dolomite
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada

Coordinates from BC MINFILE 082JNW001 (converted from degrees-minutes-seconds). Mining since 1982.

Sources: SRC-914

Sources

  1. SRC-914 · Database
    MINFILE 082JNW001: Mount Brussilof (Baymag Mine)British Columbia Geological Survey · BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
  2. SRC-925 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-3d24a.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

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.