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Pyrite from
Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65216
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65216:8
GUID (UUID V4):39bc5f0b-318b-4602-87df-b04b76ee8517
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.6km (2.9 miles) Falcon Mine, Falconbridge Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
5.4km (3.3 miles) Garson Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.1km (6.3 miles) Victor Deep Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.3km (6.4 miles) Maclennan Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
10.3km (6.4 miles) Nickel Rim Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.2km (7.0 miles) Blue Lake Victor Mine, Sudbury area, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.3km (7.0 miles) Victor Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
11.4km (7.1 miles) Sheppard Mine, Garson Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
12.2km (7.6 miles) Scadding Gold Mine, Scadding Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
13.6km (8.4 miles) Capre Lake Mine, Capreol Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
nickeliferous laterite deposits in 7 Provinces of Canada and 15 States of the United States UNITED STATES...______________________ ----OntariO-----------------------------------------------------Alexo Nickel mine ___________...--------Limerick township ___ ---------_---------------------------Raglan township ____ -------- ________...wanLake---------------------------------------Sudbury district______ ------ _________________ ------...________________________________________ ----- _--La ~otte township ___ ------------------------------------U nga
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content... . ; Ontario Geological Survey, ...670-5691 Toll Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Local: (705) 670-5691 Toll Free:...(inside Canada, United States) Local: (416) 326-2678 Toll Free: 1-800-668-9938 (inside Canada, United
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Element Deposition, Sudbury Igneous Complex Contact, Onaping-Levack area, Ontario Catharine E. G. F a...Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada With 5 Figures Received September 17, 1991;...Onaping-Levack area of the North Range of the Sudbury Structure. Two significant alteration assemblages...Cu-rich veins in the Deep Copper Zone of Strathcona mine and the nearby Barnet property, and amphibole (actinolite...+ titanite + pentlandite + pyrite _ quartz + magnetite in the Fraser mine Epidote Zone. The concentrically
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NORTH AND SOUTH RANGE Cu-Ni-PGE DEPOSITS, SUDBURY STRUCTURE, ONTARIO CATHARINE E.G. FMmOW,*DAVIDH. WATKINSON...CarletonUniversity,Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre,Ottawa,Ontario,CanadaKiS 5B6 GeologicSettingof the Deposits The...depositshas continued footwall units at the base of the Sudbury Igneous since early this century (Wandke and Hoffman...especiallyinstructive where bornite, magnetite,pyrrhotite, and pyrite. Quartz, transparentalterationmineralsdo not exist...with ad- + actinolite+ pentlanditcq- pyrrhotite + pyrite _ aptationsmade for the cryosystemequipmentavail-
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...by 0. Roger Eckstrand, EMR, Geological Survey of Canada; Brian G. Elliott, Australian Bureau of Mineral...-------3. Nickel deposits in the Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada-----------------------4. Nickel districts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rrlrsarrn, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. AssrnA.cr A spectrographic method has been...for several nickeliferous sulphide ores from both Canada and South Africa (Insizwa), for an exceptional...mineralogical studies of nickeliferous ores in Canada. A technique involving the use of fire-assay beads...first to include the nickeliferous sulphidesof the Sudbury district and the non-nickeliferous sulphides which...occur in scattered depositsbetween Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, with the thought in mind of attempting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
565-578 ? SULFUR ISOTOPE ABUNDANCES IN ROCKS THE SUDBURY DISTRICT AND THEIR GEOLOGICAL H. G. THODE, OF...sulfur isotopesin the Precambrian rocks of the Sudbury district. The sulfur isotope ratios obtainedfor...Montana,parallel thoseobtainedfor the corresponding Sudbury samples. The Cu-Zn-Pb depositsfound in faults between...igneous and sedimentary rocks in the center of the Sudbury basin, supportthe view that theseoresare hydro...igneous and sedimentaryrocks within and south of the Sudbury Basin was collectedand analyzedisotopically. The
Journal (issue)
Rocks and Minerals of Ontario -- H f ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS Honourable...and Minerals of Ontario By D. F. HEWITT Chief, Industrial Mineral Section Ontario Department of Mines... (Courtesy The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited). Centre left: Eurypterus lacustris, an...about 400 m.y. ago; Welland County. (Courtesy Shell Canada Ltd.). right: left: — — — Centre right: Archaeocrinus...are common in Paleozoic limestones throughout Ontario. A large crinoid reef extended along presentday
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NORANDA, QUEBEC, CANADA C. D. A. COMB^, Texasgulf Inc., P.O. Box 1140, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 7H9 H. L...L. GIBSON, AND A. LICHTBLAU Corporation Falconbridge Copper, P.O. Box 2000, Noranda, Quebec,]9X 5B4 Introduction... Fe-Pb-Zn-Cu sulfides, and Fe-oxides (Fig. 1). Pyrite is the predominant iron sulfide mineral whereas...drilling any single one is 10 m. With chastel Township, 2 km southeastof the O and the exception of the...the syeniteplug, in the vicinity of the Aldermac mine (copper-zinc),riebeckite occurson fracture planesin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MAGMATIC SULFIDE ORE AT THE THAYER LINDSLEY MINE, SUDBURY, ONTARIO JOSHUA BAILEY§, ANDREW M. MCDONALD¶ AND...University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada JOHN S. FEDOROWICH FNX Mining Company...Kelly Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 5P4, Canada ABSTRACT The Thayer Lindsley mine, located in the geographic...geographic South Range of the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC), hosts both contact-style Ni–Cu–PGE...study, we examine contact-style ore zones at the mine that are overprinted by lower-amphibolite-grade
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Giant Sudbury Polymetallic Mining Camp, Ontario, Canada D. E. AMES,† Geological Survey of Canada, 601...Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada A. DAVIDSON, 3259 Margaret Rd., Regina, SK S4V 1B2, Canada AND N. WODICKA ... Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada Introduction Geologic Setting...Canada’s most prolific mining camp, the world-class Sudbury structure with total past production and current...preserved impact craters. The new map of the Ni-Cu-PGE Sudbury district (after Ames et al., 2005) is included
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS RECORDED IN THE SUDBURY IGNEOUS COMPLEX, CANADA: SIGNIFICANCE TO FORMATION OF Ni-Cu...Laurentian University, 925 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 Abstract Sulfur isotope ratios...norites, quartz gabbros, and granophyres from the Sudbury Igneous Complex have been analyzed to establish...sublayer in the lower portion of the main mass of the Sudbury Igneous Complex are characterized by uniform sulfur...values; for example mineralization from Whistle mine varies from 3.1 to 4.3‰, whereas mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that the phase boundariesar.e located with much greater accuracythan in previouswork and actual tie lines...mssfieldwithdrawsto 17 at. % Ni at 230øC, enabling pyrite-pns tie lines to be established. At 230øC, the...which is continuousbetweenFex_xS association of pyrite and pentlandite,they are inter- and Nix_xSat higher...300øC the mss field is seento withdraw away that pyrite-pentlanditetie lines are first established fromtheNi-S...(Fig. 1D). the mss prohibits equilibrium between pyrite and The mss(2) phasealsoformsa part of the univariant
Report (issue)
COLLECTOR Ann P. Sabina Sudbury to Winnipeg I.I Energy, Mines and Resources Canada E:nergie, Mines et...et Ressourees Canada Canada THE ENERGY OF OUR RESOURCES THE POWER OF OUR IDEAS COVER Left: Amethyst...Amethyst - Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specimen measures 4.5 cm across the base. National Mineral Collection specimen... Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 49 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Sudbury to Winnipeg... © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1991 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1, Canada ABSTRACT Progress in the understanding...been influenced by observations on the Sudbury area, in Ontario, which was by far the dominant Ni producer...producer. Discussion focused on the nature of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, and whether the ores were gravitational...aqueous fluids. During the 1960s, the concept that Sudbury is an astrobleme was first proposed, the discovery...progress was stimulated by the new thinking about Sudbury, and the very different environments of ore deposition
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Emplacement of the Whistle-Parkin Offset Dike, Sudbury* A. J. MURPHY AND J. G. SPRAY† Planetary and Space...Bailey Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada Abstract The Whistle-Parkin dike is a 12-km-long...sector of the 1.85 Ga Sudbury impact structure. The dike is connected to the Sudbury Igneous Complex via...the dike lithologies are representative of bulk Sudbury Igneous Complex melt. We propose a multistage emplacement...segments. Introduction THE 1.85 GA SUDBURY STRUCTURE of Ontario is one of the more intriguing geologic
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content...and Scenery, North Shore of Lake Huron Region; Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Guide Book 4, 224p...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca The Purchase...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca Crown
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mobilization of Ni–Cu–PGE sulfide ores at Garson Mine, Sudbury Joshua Mukwakwami & Bruno Lafrance & C. Michael...contact-type deposit along the contact between the Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) and stratigraphically underlying...Huronian Supergroup in the South Range of the 1.85-Ga Sudbury structure. The ore bodies are coincident with steeply...University, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada e-mail: jx_mukwakwami@laurentian.ca...Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8, Canada foliation in D1 deformed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universityof Toronto,Toronto,Ontario MSS 1A1, Canada D. G. INNES, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada J. Sow^, ^ND M. P...Departmentof Geology,Universityof Toronto,Toronto,Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada Abstract Recentwork on the platinum-groupelement...into the footwall. Averagedataobtainedfor the Falconbridge depostresemblethoseof the hangingwall at Strathcona...carefullyselectedsamplesfrom each of the Strathcona,Falconbridge,Levack West, and As part of an on-goingstudyof...GEOLOGICAL c MAP OF )•'P'I•I• I(•l'lFF SOUTH SUDBURY DISTRICT •PPER CLIFF NORTH SL CHICAGO ß ,.:
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...Mines and Resources (EMR), Geological Survey of Canada; Gabriele I. C. Schneider, South African Department...August 1986, the development of a major new platinum mine was announced in South Africa (E.C.I. Hammerbeck
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization, and Emplacement of the Foy Offset Dike, Sudbury Impact Structure* M. G. TUCHSCHERER AND J. G. SPRAY†...Bailey Drive, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada Abstract The Foy offset dike is the longest of...known radial dikes associated with the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex. The Foy dike extends for at least...Archean and Proterozoic footwall rocks of the Sudbury impact structure. The dike ranges in width from...from 400 m, where it connects to the Sudbury Igneous Complex, to 50 m at its most distal known exposure
Book
Frontier Canada's C entttry Nation of the North Sudbury Basin ............................ •.• • • •... Copyright © in Canada, 1957 by D. M. LeBourdais P.RINTPlD AND BOUND 1.N CANADA T. H. Best Printing...because that aspect of mining is most typical of Canada as a pioneer country. No other form of economic...mining as an industry, but to a great extent each mine is actually a world in itself. While the problems...searched for mines, of the long waits that have faced mine-finders while money was being raised to bring their
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mobilized Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Ores at the Garson Mine, Sudbury* Joshua Mukwakwami,† C. Michael Lesher, and...University, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada Abstract The Garson Ni-Cu-platinum...contact-type deposit along the contact between the Sudbury Igneous Complex and underlying rocks of the Huronian...Huronian Supergroup in the South Range of the 1850 Ma Sudbury structure. The main Garson orebodies occur along...rotated and overturned during buckling of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. The shear zones were reactivated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 438-450 A Study of PreciousMetals in the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive Ores REID R. KEAYSANDJAMESH. CROCKET...of the StrathconaMine and other depositsof the Sudbury NickelIrruptive. Mostof the analyses werefor separated...pyrrhotites andchalcopyrites. In the Strathcona Mine Pd and Au are enriched in footwall and deep ore...for the major ore metals. On sulfideores of the Sudbury nickel irruptive have a basis of this information...Geology of the Strathcona Mine As the bulk of the data is from the Strathcona Mine, a brief review of the
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...Mines and Resources (EMR), Geological Survey of Canada; Valerie A. Fell, EMR, Mineral Policy Sector (MPS);...resources and mine production by geologic deposit type. . . 5. Distribution of cobalt resources and mine and metal...TABLES Page TABlE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. World cobalt mine production 1977-83.............................
 
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