Red Mountain Mo deposits, Red Mountain, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Mountain Mo deposits | Deposit |
| Red Mountain | Mountain |
| Rossland | Town |
| Trail Creek Mining Division | Division |
| British Columbia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 5' 21'' North , 117° 49' 30'' West
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|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Rock & Mineral Club | Trail, British Columbia | 8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
417205
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417205:8
GUID (UUID V4):
ff5ba3c9-6ef4-482a-83c4-2d0a0e303d4f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Coxey Group
About 2.5 kilometres north-west of Rossland, British Columbia, on the west side of Red Mountain; Trail Creek Mining Division.
Summary and comments by Giles Peatfield:
The Red Mountain (Rossland) Mo deposits were exploited in several small pits. Occurrences of molybdenite-bearing skarn are located on the claims listed above. There are, in addition, some examples of veins with copper and iron sulfides, more like those mined in the main Rossland Camp, on the other side of Red Mountain. Most of the molybdenum mineralization was β. . . molybdenite with very minor amounts of scheelite along fractures in a breccia complex composed mainly of hornfelsic siltstone.β (Fyles, 1984).
For details of geology and for production figures for the deposits, refer to the Minfile postings for the various properties.
Further comments regarding minerals reported:
βAmphiboleβ: HΓΆy and Dunne (2001, p. 63) reported amphibole from the Mountain View claim, but offered no specifics.
βCarbonateβ: HΓΆy and Dunne (2001, p. 63) reported carbonate (ankerite or siderite) from the Mountain View claim.
βCobalt mineralsβ: Fyles (1974) reported cobalt minerals, but did not mention either cobaltite or erythrite, so these may be what he was referring to.
βDiopsideβ: HΓΆy and Dunne (2001) reported several occurrences of either diopside or hedenbergite-diopside, but gave little detailed information.
βEpidoteβ: Fyles (1984) and HΓΆy and Dunne (2001) reported several occurrences of βepidoteβ but gave no details of precise composition.
Galena & Sphalerite: Both galena and sphalerite were reported by McMillan (1962) in specimens said to be from the Giant Mine; this is only report of these minerals from the area. I have let them stand, but they should be regarded as tentative.
βGarnetβ: Ray and Webster (1997) (reported in HΓΆy and Dunne (2001, p. 62) reported garnets from the Coxey claim as βgrossularite-andradite solid solutions.β
βHornblendeβ: Hornblende was reported by Fyles (1984), but he gave no precise information.
Plagioclase: HΓΆy and Dunne (2001, p. 63) reported plagioclase, possibly andesine, in skarn on the Novelty claim. No precise information was given.
βPyroxeneβ: Pyroxene was reported by Fyles (1984), but he gave no precise information.
Safflorite: McMillan (1962) described safflorite in a specimen from the Giant Mine. I can find no other reports of safflorite, and regard this report as questionable at best. I have not included it.
Tetradymite: This mineral was reported by Thompson (1949), β. . . at the Jumbo Mine, Rossland, as a thin film of tetradymite and gold on monzonite; . . . .β This attribution was repeated in Berry and Thompson (1962), and by Traill (1970), but has not been independently reported. I have allowed it to stand, but it should be regarded as tentative.
Uraninite: Thorpe (1967, p. 15) mentioned uraninite from the area, and this was re-reported by Fyles (1984) and by Ray and Webster (1997), but there no independent sightings. However, HΓΆy and Dunne (2001, p. 63) described a sample from the Mountain View Mine with 3800 ppm uranium, and another with elevated values in lanthanum, cerium and neodymium . I have allowed uraninite to stand.
Wollastonite: The only report of wollastonite is by HΓΆy and Dunne (2001, p. 63), from the Mountain View Mine, which they report as questionable. I have not included it.
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26 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β ' Formula: Co |
| β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Cobalt' ? | - | Co |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | β Cobalt | Co |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | β Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
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