Rose Pass Occurrence, Kootenay Lake area, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rose Pass Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Kootenay Lake area | - not defined - |
| Fort Steele Mining Division | Division |
| British Columbia | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 46' 5'' North , 116° 37' 4'' West
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The Rose Pass occurrence is located near the Rose Pass summit near the head of the St. Mary River, about 45 kilometres west-northwest of Kimberley, British Columbia.
There is a brief description of the occurrence on the British Columbia βMinfileβ site, current to 2018. Excerpts are quoted below:
βThe area is underlain by phyllite, quartzite and grit of the Upper Proterozoic Horsethief Creek Group (Windermere Supergroup) and quartz arenite sedimentary rocks of the Middle Proterozoic Mount Nelson Formation (Purcell Supergroup).
Locally, quartz veins, up to 60 centimetres wide but averaging approximately 30 centimetres, occupying fractures in black argillite and schists of the Middle Proterozoic Mount Nelson Formation (Purcell Supergroup) host galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and a tin-bearing mineral, probably stannite. A small dike or sill of granite porphyry intrudes the strata. The vein strikes north east and dips steeply west.β
Comments by Giles Peatfield on one of the minerals reported from the locality:
Stannite: This was tentatively identified by Rice (1941) and X-ray confirmed by Thompson (1950).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield |
| β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Rice, H. M. A. 1941. Nelson Map-Area, East Half, British Columbia. Canada, Department of Mines and Resources, Mines and Geology Branch, Geological Survey Memoir 228.
Thompson, R. M. 1950. Notes and News - Mineral Occurrences in Western Canada. American Mineralogist, Volume 38, pp. 545-549.
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| Link to British Columbia Minfile: | 082FNE111 |
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