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Brunswick No. 12 Mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 Mine), Bathurst (Bathurst Mining Camp), Gloucester Township, New Brunswick, Canada

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A lead-zinc mine located 26 km SW of Bathurst. The world's largest underground zinc mine and its fourth largest zinc producer. Owned by Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. Mine went to at least the 2,350 level.



References:
- Mining Annual Review (1985): 308.
- Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, p.143
- McClenaghan, S.H., Lentz, D.R., Martin, J., and Diegor, W.G. (2009): Gold in the Brunswick No. 12 volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Canada: Evidence from bulk ore analysis and laser ablation ICP─MS data on sulfide phases. Mineralium Deposita 44, 523-557.




Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Arsenopyrite2.EB.20
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
  		• Bismuthinite2.DB.05
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Meneghinite2.HB.05b
    Pb
     
    13
    		CuSb
     
    7
    		S
     
    24
  		• Molybdenite2.EA.30
    MoS
     
    2
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Pyrrhotite2.CC.10
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
  		• Tennantite2.GB.05
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
  		• Tetrahedrite2.GB.05
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
      var: Argentian Tetrahedrite2.GB.05
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Cassiterite4.DB.05
    SnO
     
    2
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Mannardite4.DK.05
    Ba
     
    x
    		Ti
     
    8-2x
    		V
     
    2x
    		O
     
    16
    		·2-xH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
      var: Chert4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Ankerite5.AB.10
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Barytocalcite5.AB.45
    BaCa(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Siderite5.AB.05
    FeCO
     
    3
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Gunningite7.CB.05
    (Zn,Mn)SO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Celsian9.FA.30
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Edingtonite9.GA.15
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Greenalite9.ED.15
    Fe
     
    2-3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Harmotome9.GC.10
    (Ba
     
    0.5
    		,Ca
     
    0.5
    		,K,Na)
     
    5
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    11
    		O
     
    32
    		] ·12H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hyalophane9.FA.30
    (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Kinoshitalite9.EC.35
    (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		,Al)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Lizardite9.ED.15
    Mg
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Chlorite Group'-


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