Provenite

Worthington Mine

MineClosedDraft data

46.3840° N, 81.4479° W · ± 1 km

Pyrrhotite from Ontario, Canada, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Pyrrhotite

Pyrrhotite at Worthington Mine

Massive pyrrhotite with pentlandite, chalcopyrite and magnetite from Worthington, Sudbury.
Massive pyrrhotite with pentlandite, chalcopyrite and magnetite from Worthington, Sudbury.
Photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · Source
Second view of the Worthington pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite-magnetite ore.
Second view of the Worthington pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite-magnetite ore.
Photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · Source
Formula
Fe₁₋ₓS (x = 0-0.17)
Morphology
Massive sulfide ore
Color / luster
Silvery-bronze, metallic
Associated minerals
Pentlanditechalcopyritemagnetitenickelinegersdorffite
Availability
Unknown
History
Pyrrhotite is one of the economic ore minerals of this nickel-copper mine.

Sources: SRC-630 SRC-638

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide ore in the Worthington offset dyke of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (Paleoproterozoic).
Host rock
Breccia (offset dyke); chloritic schist and metapelite in the hanging wall
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada

Worked 1890-1894 and by the Mond Nickel Company 1915-1927 until the mine caved in. Coordinates from the Ontario Mineral Inventory.

Sources: SRC-630

Sources

  1. SRC-630 · Database
    Worthington Mine (MDI41I06NW00005), Ontario Mineral InventoryOntario Geological Survey · Ontario Ministry of Mines - GeologyOntario
  2. SRC-638 · Website
    File:Pyrrhotite-pentlandite-chalcopyrite-magnetite (Worthington, Sudbury Impact Structure, Ontario, Canada) 1 (18696848530).jpgJames St. John · 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.