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Mount Brussilof mine (Bay Mag Mine), Radium Hot Springs, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 50° 47' 20'' North , 115° 40' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 50.78889,-115.67778
GeoHash:G#: c3j8zty48
Locality type:Mine
Köppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Invermere2,871 (2008)39.4km
Canmore12,288 (2015)39.9km
Banff7,502 (2010)43.7km


Magnesite mine.
Common impurities of the magnesite ore are isolated rhombohedral dolomite crystals, calcite veins, pyrite veins, subvertical fractures filled by a mixture of beige ankerite, calcite and chlorite, coarse radiating or single quartz crystals and coarse pyrite pyritohedrons and octahedrons disseminated within sparry magnesite. Chalcocite, fersmite, phlogopite, talc and coarse, white acicular palygorskite were also observed in the mine. Boulangerite, huntite and brucite were reported from laboratory analysis (Rob Woodside fieldwork, 1990).

Collecting was allowed in earlier times, but is presently prohibited.

Regions containing this locality

North America PlateTectonic Plate
Rocky Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Colour: Honey-yellow
Description: The Aragonites I believe have been found twice in separate pockets some 5 years apart. The first pocket/vein was a rich translucent honey colouration and the ones from the pocket whose specimen is pictured here, were mostly clear with some limonite staining and deposition on them. The honey coloured group were in radiating masses, and the most recent ones, which came out about 20 years ago were mostly loose singles, some doubly terminated and small groups of sprays and only a few actually on a dolomite matrix.
Reference: Ray Hill.
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Reference: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Clinochlore var: Leuchtenbergite
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Reference: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Description: The Euclase is about .9 cm long. The Euclases came out of a single dirt filled pocket found by a visiting geologist and numbered about a 140 in total, mostly broken and not terminated. There are specimens in both the National and Royal Ontario Museums, as well as in the possession of Ray Hill, and that of two other dealers.
Reference: Ray Hill.
Fersmite
Formula: (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Galena
Formula: PbS
Habit: cubes
Colour: grey black
Description: Tiny black xls with cleavage. Recently these black specs have been marketed as Fersmite. Fersmite fluoresces while galena does not.
Reference: Christopher O'Neill Collection
Huntite
Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Muscovite var: Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Palygorskite
Formula: (Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Pentlandite
Formula: (FexNiy)Σ9S8
Reference: Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2167
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Description: tiny brown xls. Svandbergite is more orange
Reference: Christopher O'Neill Collection
Svanbergite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Reference: element51.com; Ray L. Frost, Sara J. Palmer, Molecular structure of the mineral svanbergite SrAl3(PO4,SO4)2(OH)6 – A vibrational spectroscopic study, Journal of Molecular Structure, Volume 994, Issues 1–3, 17 May 2011, Pages 232-237,
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: GJ Simandl, KD Hancock (1991) Geology of the Mount Brussilof Magnesite Deposit, Southeastern British Columbia (82J/12, 13). British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1991-I pp 269-278

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pentlandite2.BB.15(FexNiy)Σ9S8
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Fersmite4.DG.05(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Huntite5.AB.25CaMg3(CO3)4
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Svanbergite8.BL.05SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var: Leuchtenbergite9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Euclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var: Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
var: Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Palygorskite9.EE.20(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
Chalcocite2.4.7.1Cu2S
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 9:8
Pentlandite2.7.1.1(FexNiy)Σ9S8
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
Galena2.8.1.1PbS
Sphalerite2.8.2.1ZnS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS
2.5 < ø < 3
Boulangerite3.5.2.1Pb5Sb4S11
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
X(OH)2
Brucite6.2.1.1Mg(OH)2
Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
AB2O6
Fersmite8.3.3.1(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Magnesite14.1.1.2MgCO3
AB(XO3)2
Ankerite14.2.1.2Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite14.2.1.1CaMg(CO3)2
Miscellaneous
Huntite14.4.3.1CaMg3(CO3)4
Group 43 - COMPOUND PHOSPHATES, ETC.
Anhydrous Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
Svanbergite43.4.1.6SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination
Euclase52.2.1.1BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
Muscovite71.2.2a.1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var: Illite71.2.2d.2K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Phlogopite71.2.2b.1KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Talc71.2.1.3Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra
Clinochlore71.4.1.4Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers
Modulated Layers with joined strips
Palygorskite74.3.1a.1(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
Quartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
Aragonite-CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'-
Clinochlore
var: Leuchtenbergite
-Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Muscovite
var: Sericite
-KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Palygorskite(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
H Clinochlore (var: Leuchtenbergite)Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
C AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Palygorskite(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
O HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Clinochlore (var: Leuchtenbergite)Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
NaSodium
Na Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Palygorskite(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mg HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg Clinochlore (var: Leuchtenbergite)Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Palygorskite(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
Al EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Al Clinochlore (var: Leuchtenbergite)Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Palygorskite(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2 · 8H2O
Si EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Si Clinochlore (var: Leuchtenbergite)Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SSulfur
S SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S Pentlandite(FexNiy)Σ9S8
S SphaleriteZnS
S GalenaPbS
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K Muscovite (var: Sericite)KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
Ca HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Pentlandite(FexNiy)Σ9S8
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(FexNiy)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr SvanbergiteSrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
NbNiobium
Nb Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
CeCerium
Ce Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
TaTantalum
Ta Fersmite(Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb GalenaPbS

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Mississippian - Devonian
323.2 - 419.2 Ma



ID: 3189237
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 419.2 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Late Cambrian - Middle Cambrian
485.4 - 511 Ma



ID: 3409177
Chancellor Formation

Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 511 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Chancellor Formation

Description: Red and brown shale, limestone

Comments: North America - platformal strata terrane

Lithology: Limestone, slate, siltstone, argillite

Reference: Cui, Y., Miller, D., Schiarizza, P., and Diakow, L.J. British Columbia digital geology. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2017-8. [205]

Late Cambrian - Middle Cambrian
485.4 - 511 Ma



ID: 658829
Chancellor Formation

Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 511 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Chancellor Formation

Description: Red and brown shale, limestone

Comments: T. Hoy, B.N. Church, A. Legun, K. Glover, G. Gibson, B. Grant, J.O. Wheeler,K.P.E. Dunne, J. Cunningham, and P.J. Desjardins, 1994, Geological Compilation of the Kootenay Area, OF 1994-8, BCGS

Lithology: Limestone, slate, siltstone, argillite

Reference: B.C. Geological Survey. British Columbia Digital Geology. [3]

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