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Amethyst from
Badger Mine, Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Badger Mine, Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:868620
Long-form Identifier:1:3:868620:6
GUID (UUID V4):de5184e8-cf38-4ad4-98e5-537d3c87ae4d
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPorcupine Mine (Creswel; Twin City; Twin Cities Mine), Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Mine, Gillies Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Keystone), O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWest Beaver Mine, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLittle Pig vein, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBeaver Mine (McQuaig), O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBeaver Jr. mine, O'Connor Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRabbit Mountain Mine (Great Lakes Silver mine), Scoble Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘRabbit Mountain area, Scoble Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘRothwell Mine, Paipoonge Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
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Report (issue)
Price 75 cents 1963 GEOLOGICAL SUR VEY CANADA OF CANADA PAPER 63-18 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR:... DEPARTMENT MINES AND OF TECHNICAL SURVEYS CANADA - i - CONTENTS Page Introduction . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falcon gold mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McMillan Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Massey mine .. .. . . . . . . . ..... ... .. . . . . . . .
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
Report (issue)
Energy, Mines and Resources Canada E:nergie, Mines et Ressourees Canada Canada THE ENERGY OF OUR RESOURCES...POWER OF OUR IDEAS COVER Left: Amethyst - Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specimen measures 4.5 cm across the...no. 17206. GSC 204971-1 Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 49 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR... Š Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1991 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents...bookstores or by mail from Canada Communication Group - Publishing Ottawa, Canada KIA OS9 and from. Geological
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...Early Precambrian pillow lavas; Munekun Lake, District of Kenora. (Courtesy L. D. Ayres). Lower right:... (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
Report (issue)
of America PHOTO CREDITS Cover: Quartz variety amethyst, 10.5 cm tall Goboboseb Mountains, Erongo Region...collection, Jeff Scovil photo Title (facing) Page Amethyst mouse with gold tail, 130 grams, 6.3 cm wide Carved...Brazilian amethyst Private collection, Robert Weldon photo Š 2009 GIA Page 2 Quartz variety amethyst, 3.5...5 cm tall Kakamunurle Mine, Kar0r, Tamil Nadu, India Bill Larson collection, Jeff Scovil photo Page 3...3, Table of Contents Insets Top: Circa 212 CE amethyst intaglio bearing the portrait of Roman Emperor
Book
enOLOGIOAT SURVEY OF CANADA. AALFRED R C.SELWYN, C. M. G., LL.D. F.RS., Director GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...17 20 v1 GEOLOGICAL TABLE OF SURVEY OF CANADA. CONTENTS— Continued. OXYGEN saLTs—Continued... TABLE METALS oe AND OF THEIR SURVEY OF CANADA. CONTENTS—Continued. ORES—Continued. . Tron...and silver ores—above). Silver ores from the Thunder Bay mining region, Lake: Superior) Ontapioas aah...sory wb AS 113 SURVEY GEOLOGICAL MINERALS CANADA. CONTENTS—Continued. OF TABLE OF AND TO COMMON
Report (Issue volume)
ieod ad 11tt~ e~ i# {1anada Volume II ONTARIO and QUEBEC Ann P. Sabina MISCELLANEOUS REPORT 8 Issued...Issued by THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa $1.65 © Crown...Queen's Printer, Ottawa, the Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, and at the following Canadian...available for reference in public libraries across Canada. Price $ l.65 Catalogue No . M41-8 / 8-2 Price...Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery Ottawa, Canada 1964 Page • INTRODUCTION 2 • A note on Canadian
Book (volume)
be estimated from the pale rectangular step cut amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm...cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern...promising diamond fields being vigorously explored in Canada and the United States. Experts agree that in several...diamond-bearing kimberlite bodies, most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph
Report (issue)
PAPER 69-45 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES A CATALOGUE OF...MINERALS R. J. Traill ' GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA CANADA PAPER 69-45 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...n's Printer, Ottawa from the Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth St., Ottawa and Canadian Government bookshops...to change without notic e Queen ' s Printer for Canada Ottawa 1970 A CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS...has elapsed since T . Sterry Hunt in Geology of Canada, 1863 , presented the first descriptive list of
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...Scenery, Rainy Lake and East to Lake Superior, Ontario Department of Mines, Geological Guidebook No. 1...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 (issue)
specimens. There are hundreds of localities worldwide. Amethyst is lavender to purple in color and frequently...predominant form. Amethyst scepters capping rock crystals or smoky quartz Quartz var. Amethyst crystals are...California, USA Denise Bicknell collection localities. Amethyst is often found Notice how the coloration deepens...known localities for amethyst producing spectacularly sized and colored amethyst “cathedrals” and lavender...lavender flower-like groups. In the Unites States, amethyst is known in Maine, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania
Book (volume)
be estimated from the pale rectangular step cut amethyst (left, upper group) which measures about 25 mm...promising diamond fields being vigorously explored in Canada and the United States. Experts agree that in several...dia1nond-bearing kimberlite bodies, most likely in Canada. Systematic large-scale mining of sapphire-bearing...operators, Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA; Max & Suzy Berchtold, Royal Rainbow Mine, Laytonville, CA; Ralph...Herndon, Center Ossipee, NH; Raymond Hietapakka, Thunder Bay, ONT; Pat Hodge, Palmer's Trading Post, Cave-in-Rock
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
transparency and include rock crystal (colorless), amethyst (violet to purple), smoky (light to dark brown)...granitic pegmatites such as those of the South Platte district in Jefferson County, the quartz, feld­ spar, and...County Creede, Mineral County Amethyst Queen Mine, Mesa County Ohio Mine, Ouray County Virginia Dale,...Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County Idarado Mine, Ouray County Calumet Mine, Chaffee County Patch Mine, Gilpin...Gilpin County Devils Hole Mine, Fremont County Del Norte-Twin Mountains, Saguache County Dinosaur National
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Emperius mine in Creede, Mineral County, and sphalerite from the Big Four mine, Grand County, which...17.6-carat faceted sphalerite from the Big Four mine is in the collection of Dan Kile (pers. com., 2002)...A 17.99-caratfaceted “sphene” from the Camp Bird mine listed in the appendix of Sinkankas (1997) is probably...20 21 22 23 24 25 State Line district diamonds Red Feather Lakes amethyst Devils Head pegmatites Wigwam...Cripple Creek turquoise Sweet Home mine rhodochrosite Turquoise Chief mine Italian Mountain lapis lazuli Mount
Book (edition)
LIMITED 1410 Birchmoum Road Scarborough, Ontario MlP 2E7, Canada V.-\.'- NoSTRA.'-D Rrn,'HOLD AUSTRALIA...price increases, which make it more attractive to mine domestic deposits at a profit. Foreign labor is...cut gem 4. Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine, Cowee Creek, North Carolina 6. Corundum Hill, North...Eldorado Bar, Montana 8. W. D. Baltzley 9. Ellis mine pocket, Hiddenite, North Carolina 10. View of American...Pedro mine, Pala, California 15. Morganite crystal from Pala, California 16. Hazel W. pegmatite mine, Pala
Book
273-336 ARIZONA-IV ] 1-102 [ 17 / 1986 [ ONTARIO] NEVADA] [ 16 / 1985 [ 65-128 265-328 261-336...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...22:303-308 ALBERTA Mineral occurrences in western Canada [British Columbia and Alberta] (by A. Ingelson)...Italy 14:157168 ALBITE Davis Hill near Bancroft, Ontario: an occurrence of large nepheline, biotite and
Book (volume)
Limited 1410 Birchmount Road Scarborough, Ontario M1P 2E7, Canada Van Nostrand Reinhold Australia Pty. Ltd... 5 = fii? i a j — » ya y _— ’* : i mine in. q)! Y eit iia -...and Technical Surveys of the Geological Survey of Canada, while specific Canadian locality information was...was supplied by Dr. Victor Ben Meen of the Royal Ontario Museum, Carl B. Gerber of Arlington, Virginia,...Department of Conservation; and on the Four Peaks amethyst deposit in Arizona by Dr. F. W. Galbraith of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
South Platte pegmatite district 8. Mount Antero 9. Ruby Mountain 10. Calumet iron mine 11. South Park peridot...barite locality 13. Del Norte (Twin Mountains) thunder egg locality 14. Grand Junction (Book Cliffs) barite...Park) pegmatite district 318 ROCKS & MINERALS 17. Micanite-Guffey pegmatite district 18. Devils Hole...Mountain kimberlite 23. Crystal Mountain pegmatite district 24. Genessee Park calc-silicate locality 25. North...Mountain orthoclase locality 31. Red Feather Lakes amethyst locality 32. Elbert County petrified wood occurrences
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed...indicated, copyright is held by the King’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content...form: Ontario Geological Survey 2022. Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2022; Ontario Geological...Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 2022, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6390, p.31-1...670-5691 Toll-Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca The Purchase
Journal (issue)
art at AGTA Design Center, Tucson • Amethyst from Georgia • Amethyst and citrine from Namibia • Aquamarine...gold/silver-inquartz • 10.53 ct diamond from Saskatchewan, Canada • Spiral in aquamarine • “Bamboo” moonstone • Pezzottaite...Massachusetts A. A. Levinson Calgary, Alberta, Canada Alan T. Collins London, United Kingdom A. J....are seen in hydrogen-rich diamonds from the Argyle mine (Iakoubovskii and Adriaenssens, 2001). The defects...hydrogen-related. group, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Ms. Woodring is a gemologist and educational instructor
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Onyx Marble COPPER QUEEN MINE, Cochise Co. Azurite CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, Greenlee Co Chalcedony DEER...DEFIANCE, Apache Co., 10 mi. N. of, Olivine FRENCH MINE, Santa Cruz Cruz Co^ near Harshaw Rhodocrrosite...4 GREATERVILLE, Pima Co. Onyx Marble HAPPY JACK MINE, Santa Cruz Co. Uraninite HELVETIA, Pima Co. ♦Fluorspar
Report (Issue volume)
MISCELLANEOUS REPORT 8 Issued by THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa...mail from information Canada, Ottawa, and at the following information Canada bookshops: HALIFAX i 735...equipment 5 • Care of specimens 6 • Collecting in Canada 6 • Mineral and rock sets 7 • Abbreviations used...89 • Additional reading 93 • Amateur clubs in Canada 102 • Addresses 104 e INDEX TO MINERALS Cover-Labradorite...providing much information on collecting sites in Ontario and Quebec, and Mr. D. J. \Velis of the Lapidary
Journal (issue)
Patterns and Textures www.rockngem.com ARIZONA AMETHYST Purple Gems from Four Peaks red_cover_0314.indd...their collections. This legrand­ite from the Ojuela mine (Mapimi, Durango) measures 5.6 cm high. (Jeff Scovil...March by Kenneth H. Rohn Four Peaks, Arizona, Amethyst............... 28 Purple gems at 7,000 feet A...years for $66.95. Add $15.00 per year postage for Canada and all other foreign countries. Submission of...cutting, panning, fluorescent rock display, kids’ mini-mine, Scout geolTreasure Dig, hourly door prizes, grab
Book (edition)
reportedly found at Rebecca Creek on the West Coast. AMETHYST see Quartz ANDRADITE see Garnet ANDALUSITE...green), Mt Bischoff (deep blue), Great Republic mine (Ben Lomond) (mottled yellow-brown), Lake Cethana...gems. Ruby tin (red cassiterite) occurs at Coles Bay, Flinders Island, Goshen, Mt Cameron, Pats River...Heazlewood silver-lead mines; and from the Magnet mine. Most of these mines produced spectacular specimens... yellow (oriental topaz) and purple (oriental amethyst). Sometimes the stones are parti-coloured and
Book (edition)
GEOLOGY OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. BY THE SAME AUTHOR. I. AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF CANADA BASED ON A...MINERALS AND GEOLOGY OF CENTRAL CANADA, COMPRISING THE PROVINCES OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC. BY E. J. CHAPMAN... Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundied and eighty-eight...by THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY (LIMITED;, Toronto, Ontario, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture....of the two central provinces of the Dominion Ontario and Quebec. In its plan, it embraces five These
 
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