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Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 24' 56'' North , 81° 21' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.41556,-81.36139
GeoHash:
G#: f0q0h9dqn
GRN:
N31W42
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chelmsford500 (2010)22.4km
Rayside-Balfour16,050 (2013)24.5km
Greater Sudbury157,857 (2014)29.6km
Cartier302 (2013)34.7km
Espanola4,682 (2008)35.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sudbury Rock & Lapidary SocietySudbury, Ontario42km
Mindat Locality ID:
559
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:559:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4c0fe525-0324-4810-8329-0856628f66b1


Not to be confused with the Vermilion Mine in Fairbank Township [https://www.mindat.org/loc-10306.html].

Gold was discovered here in 1887 by Henry Ranger. The Vermilion mine was at first regarded as a gold mine, from the gold which was plentifully distributed in the gossan, and several thousand dollars worth was recovered.

It was in this gossan that Frank Sperry, a chemist of the Canadian Copper Company, made the first identification of the arsenide of platinum, which was named "sperrylite" after the discoverer. Both the gossan and the solid ore were found to contain palladium as well as platinum, and 198.28 tons of ore, obtained in 1902, carried 4 ounces of palladium, 1.50 ounces of platinum, 0.33 ounce of gold, and 4 ounces of silver per ton.

In 1888 a 12-meter shaft was sunk by Robert Tough and J. Stobie.
In 1898 three more shafts were sunk by the Canadian Copper Company.
In 1902 diamond drilling and extraction of ore was carried out.
In 1915 the original shaft was extended to 46 meters, with 44 meters of drifting and crosscutting on the 2nd level.
The mine closed in 1917.

Total recorded production was approx. 6500 tons of unknown grade. Sometime in the 1980's the dumps were removed and run through INCO's mill in Sudbury.

The orebody consisted of small irregular, high-grade shoots or veins varying from a few centimeters to 40 centimeters in diameter, distributed irregularly in fractured mafic metavolcanics (greenstones, quartzite, and norite) and metasediments. The longest ore shoot encountered was 12 meters long by 5 meters wide.

Lot 6, Concession 4.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


51 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
References:
Reiner Mielke
β“˜ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Arsenohauchecornite (TL)
Formula: Ni18Bi3AsS16
Type Locality:
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Lloyd Van Duzen
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Ferro-tschermakite
Formula: ◻{Ca2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Froodite
Formula: α-PdBi2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Very rare as grains to 1mm in white massive quartz adjacent a fault zone 5cm wide filled with violarite, chalcopyrite, grains of clear quartz, and the odd pyrite octahedron to 1mm.
References:
Reiner Mielke 2017
β“˜ Hauchecornite
Formula: Ni9BiSbS8
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
References:
Reiner Mielke 2017
β“˜ Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
β“˜ Michenerite (TL)
Formula: PdBiTe
Type Locality:
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Morenosite
Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O
References:
Reiner Mielke 2011
β“˜ Naldrettite
Formula: Pd2Sb
β“˜ Nickelhexahydrite
Formula: Ni(SO4) · 6H2O
References:
Reiner Mielke
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Parkerite
Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Description: Pentlandite is very rare at the Vermilion Mine and occurs as 1-2mm thick stringers up to 1cm long in black biotite schist. It is also unusually silvery in color and does not show a parting. Violarite is the primary Ni mineral at the Vermilion whereas everywhere else in the Sudbury area pentlandite is and violarite is secondary.
β“˜ Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
References:
Reiner Mielke 2017
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Retgersite
Formula: NiSO4 · 6H2O
References:
Reiner Mielke
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
References:
Reiner Mielke 2013
β“˜ Sperrylite (TL)
Formula: PtAs2
Type Locality:
References:
Hawley, J.E., Stanton, R.L. (1962) The Sudbury ores: their mineralogy and origin. Part II. The facts: The ores, their minerals, metals and distribution. Canadian Mineralogist, 7, 30-145.
Cabri, L.J., Harris, D.C., Gait, R.I. (1973) Michenerite (PdBiTe) redefined and froodite (PdBi2) confirmed from the Sudbury area. Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 903-912.
Gait, Robert I., Harris, Donald C. (1980) Arsenohauchecornite and tellurohauchecornite: new minerals in the hauchecornite group. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (331) 877-878 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.331.09
Gait, R.I. (1982) Sperrylite from the type locality. Mineralogical Record, 13(3), 159-160.
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Sudbury: Nickel Capital of the World. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 79-84.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Reiner Mielke 2014
β“˜ Sudburyite
Formula: PdSb
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
References:
Reiner Mielke 2017
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup var. Annivite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Violarite (TL)
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Type Locality:
β“˜ Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
β“˜Naldrettite2.AC.25dPd2Sb
β“˜Froodite2.AC.45aΞ±-PdBi2
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Hauchecornite2.BB.10Ni9BiSbS8
β“˜Arsenohauchecornite (TL)2.BB.10Ni18Bi3AsS16
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Parkerite2.BE.20Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Sudburyite2.CC.05PdSb
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Polydymite ?2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Violarite (TL)2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜var. Bravoite2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜Sperrylite (TL)2.EB.05aPtAs2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Michenerite (TL)2.EB.25PdBiTe
β“˜Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup
var. Annivite'		2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
β“˜''2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Nickelhexahydrite7.CB.25Ni(SO4) Β· 6H2O
β“˜Retgersite7.CB.30NiSO4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Morenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 Β· 7H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Ferro-tschermakite9.DE.10β—»{Ca2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Ferro-tschermakite◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Ferro-tschermakite◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Ferro-tschermakite◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Ferro-tschermakite◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenohauchecorniteNi18Bi3AsS16
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ HauchecorniteNi9BiSbS8
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Sβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Sβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Ferro-tschermakite◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ Ferro-tschermakite◻{Ca2}{Fe32+Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Feβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niβ“˜ ArsenohauchecorniteNi18Bi3AsS16
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ HauchecorniteNi9BiSbS8
Niβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Niβ“˜ NickelhexahydriteNi(SO4) · 6H2O
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Niβ“˜ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
Niβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ ArsenohauchecorniteNi18Bi3AsS16
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
PdPalladium
Pdβ“˜ Frooditeα-PdBi2
Pdβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Pdβ“˜ SudburyitePdSb
Pdβ“˜ NaldrettitePd2Sb
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ HauchecorniteNi9BiSbS8
Sbβ“˜ SudburyitePdSb
Sbβ“˜ NaldrettitePd2Sb
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ ArsenohauchecorniteNi18Bi3AsS16
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biβ“˜ Frooditeα-PdBi2
Biβ“˜ HauchecorniteNi9BiSbS8
Biβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biβ“˜ ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Biβ“˜ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Biβ“˜ Tennantite Subgroup var. AnniviteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](As,Bi)4S13

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Paleoproterozoic
   Orosirian
β“˜ Sudbury impact1850 Β± 3 MaSudbury Complex, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Canada
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Clark, F.W., Catlett, C. (1889) A platinoferrous nickel ore from Canada, Laspeyres’s (sic) polydymite. American Journal of Science, 157, 372-374 [violarite].
Wells, H.L. (1889) Sperrylite, a new mineral. American Journal of Science, 137, 67-70.
Penfield, S.L. (1889) On the crystalline form of sperrylite. American Journal of Science, 137, 71-73.
Aminoff, G., Parsons, A.L. (1928) Crystal structure of sperrylite. University of Toronto Studies, Contributions to Canadian Mineralogy, 27, 5-10.
Short, M.N., Shannon, E.V. (1930) Violarite and other nickel sulphides. American Mineralogist, 15, 1-22.
Hawley, J.E., Berry, L.G. (1958) Michenerite and froodite, palladium bismuth minerals. Canadian Mineralogist, 6, 200-209. [TL1]
Cabri, L.J., Harris, D.C., Gait, R.I. (1973) Michenerite (PdBiTe) redefined and froodite (PdBi2) confirmed from the Sudbury area. Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 903-912.
Childs, J.D., Hall, S.R. (1973) The crystal structure of michenerite, PdBiTe. Canadian Mineralogist, 12, 61-65.
Gait, Robert I., Harris, Donald C. (1980) Arsenohauchecornite and tellurohauchecornite: new minerals in the hauchecornite group. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (331) 877-878 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.331.09
Gait, R.I. (1982) Sperrylite from the type locality. Mineralogical Record, 13(3), 159-160.
Grice, Joel D. (1989) Sudbury: Nickel Capital of the World. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 79-84.
Szentpeteri, K., MolnΓ‘r, F., Watkinson, D.H., Jones, P.C. (2003) Geology and high grade hydrothermal PGE mineralization of the Vermilion quartz diorite offset dike, Sudbury, Canada. In: Eliopoulos D. et al (eds) Mineral exploration and sustainable development. Proceedings of the 7th Biannual SGA Meeting, Athens, Greece, vol. 1., 643-646 [http://abyss.elte.hu/users/molnar/cikkek/SGA%202003%20Szentpetery%20et%20al..pdf].
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