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Pyrargyrite from
Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stephanite4 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Stephanite at this locality.
Galena3 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Galena at this locality.
Sternbergite3 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Sternbergite at this locality.
Quartz2 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Pyrite2 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Acanthite1 photo of Pyrargyrite associated with Acanthite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21760:0
GUID (UUID V4):eb58f7a0-f747-4d45-b4cf-112abe5af93f
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
1.5km (0.9 miles) Sally Mine, Wallace Mountain, Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
37.0km (23.0 miles) Imperial Mine, Rock Creek, Kettle River, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
45.6km (28.4 miles) Providence Mine, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
62.3km (38.7 miles) Dankoe Mine (Utica Mine; Horn Silver Mine; Cawston), Keremeos, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
63.0km (39.1 miles) Waterloo No 3 Mine, Lightning Peak Camp, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
68.6km (42.7 miles) Bellevue Mine, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) Kettle Mine, Curlew Mining District, Ferry County, Washington, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) Ruby Mine, Nighthawk Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
72.8km (45.3 miles) Ivanhoe Mine, Palmer Mountain Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) Nickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
B. COOK Department of Geology and Geography Pyrargyrite Downloaded by [New York University] at 17:35...dominant member of the family, the antimony-analog pyrargyrite, is similarly sought, yet offers collectors somewhat...specimens of pyrargyrite have been recovered from an interesting array of important mining districts; it...Mexico and, to a lesser extent, Peru. When fresh, pyrargyrite is dark red; however, it tarnishes when exposed...hardness of 2.5 and a measured density of 5.82. Pyrargyrite is hexagonal (3m), most commonly forming stout
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa, Yukon Territory, Canada T he ruby silvers are certainly...two most familiar ruby silvers, proustite and pyrargyrite, have been covered previously in this column...available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping with the Canadian...this year’s Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, a Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s...MINERALS Commonly associated minerals include pyrargyrite, stephanite, tetrahedrite and other silver and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
some sharply crystallized polybasite from British Columbia, kindly sent to us by Professor H. V. Warren... Polybasite, Highland Bell mine, BeaverdeU, Greenwood mining division, British Columbia (UT, R 151) ;...crystals up to 10 ram. wide. 2. Polybasite, Keeley mine, South Lorrain, Ontario (ROM, M 14781). Boxwork...massive white arsenides. 4. Polybasite, Yankee Boy mine, Ouray County, Colorado (QU); isolated dull hexagonal...Chiapas mine, Sonora, Mexico (UT, R 257); massive crystaliized polybasite with attached pyrargyrite and a
Journal (issue)
Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Abraham Rosenzweig Tampa, FL Associate...proven very popular in the United Kingdom. Both the British Museum (Nat­ ural History) and the Geological Survey...emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos...the New Nevada mine in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico and legrandite from the Ojuela mine in Mapimi, Durango...sig­ nificant mining properties, including, but not limited to, the Sar Francisco mine in Sonora, the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
acanthite paramorph after argentite from the Rayes mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. Francis Benjamin specimen,...Hill occurrence in Davidson County, and the McMakin mine in Cabarrus County (Genth 1891); and mines of the...Creek County; localities included the Pelican-Dive mine (with later, apparently primary, acanthite crystals...early days of mining in the Enterprise mine, Dolores County, and the Molly Gibson mine of the Aspen district...Boy mine. Acanthite paramorphs after argentite to 7 mm are reported from the Bulldog Mountain mine at
Report (issue)
Association: Stephanite, acanthite, proustite, pyrargyrite, argentopyrite, xanthoconite, pyrite, galena...From the Akersberg mine, Oslo, Norway. In the USA, in Arizona, in the Leroy mine, Dos Cabezas Mountains...Co. At the Highland Bell mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada. From the Kamikita mine, Aomori Prefecture
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
freibergite, unknown 'phase C' (PbuA&l!Sbto�), pyrargyrite, stephanite and hessite. The composi­ tions of...sphalerite, with minor chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite. The mine was in operation in two periods (1879-84, 1890-91)...This concentrate, however, ran 0.3-0.6 % Ag. The mine workings are now inaccessible. The samples were...galena, while polishing hardness is lower. Pyrargyrite is present as irregularly shaped grains up to...Phase A (Ni,Co) SbS wall rock Freibergite Pyrargyrite Stephanite Hessite } Phase C and + ore body
Catalog/List
MINERAL COMPANY X \ AJOITE CRYSTALS New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. Hydrated copper aluminum...CHRYSOCOLLA pseudomorph after AZURITE Crystals Piedmont Mine, Bloody Basin, Yavapai County, Arizona. Hydrated...$10., $12. 50, $15. S11 CONNELLITE New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. A hydated basic chloride-sulfate...85251 AREA CODE 602 DESCLOIZITE CRYSTALS Bywater mine, Dripping Springs, Gila County, Arizona. Basic vanadate...945-0803 J IODYRITE Iodide shaft, Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Silver
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
observed. Several tellurides are well known from British Columbia. A 1 x2 cm matrix con­ tained an interesting...though they belong to a "new" crystal system. Canada British Columbian Finds Arnold Gussen of Clearbrook...recent ventures. The Highland Bell mine in Beaverdell is a still operating silver mine. The ore minerals...minerals include pyrargyrite, polybasite, freibergite variety of tetrahedritetennantite, acanthite paramorphic...with bright leaf silver. Arnold mentions that this mine has been continuously operated since 1901. 486
Journal (issue)
Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...Idaho, Alaska and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Disclaimer The Mineralogical...gold was discovered along the Fraser River in British Columbia, a new gold rush drew more than 30,000 prospectors...the end of the year “British Columbia” had been formally established as a British colony—in part to prevent...lead. So when American and British ships were exploring the British Columbia islands in 1851, residents
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
Catalog/List
PHONE (406) 363 3601 A.JOITE CRYSTALS New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. Hydrated copper aluminum...and S7. 50. BOURNONITE COGWHEEL CRYSTALS Keystone mine, Crested Butte, Colorado. A lead copper antimony...xls on matrix, T/N $. 50, $1. 00 AMOSITE Penge mine, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. A basic...$7.50 and $9. 50. ARSENOLITE CRYSTALS White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nevada. Arsenic trioxide. Very sharp...50. 2x2" $ 5.00 and $7. 50. ALLEMONTITE Samson mine, Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. An intergrowth
Book
~"' - ..\, . ~ / Geological Association of Canada g,A Mineral Deposits Divioon . I\ ~ I ORE...Mineral Deposits Division Series Editor Dirk Tempelman-Kluit Mineral Deposits Division Steering Committee...approximately 5 cm taii and is from the Eagle's Nest mine, Piacer County, California. Ross Beaty Collection...Mauthner. f I: ; It' !I National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data it I~ !I I I!...Association of Canada, Mineral Deposits Oivis,on - L'Association geaogiQue du Canada, Division des gites mineraux
Catalog/List
price paid for the mineral(s). CTINCX..ITE: M179. Mine Mompti, Spain; (a) rich vuggy intergrown prisms...6-$3.50 NALCIME: M68. Mont-St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada; (a) T/N, white single xl, complete except for...an rock; 1.5-3 cm-$1.50 NHYDRITE: M204. Campiano Mine, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; good for species; pale...shaped rock; 6xS.3x3-S12.50 -~ AUTUNITE:M95. Oaybreak Mine, Spokane, Washington; (a) 5 xls & groups, 1-1 .8...(e) 6x3.6x1 .5-$20.00 AZURITE:M37. United Verde Mine, Jerome, Arizona; (a) lustrous ball af intergrcwn
Catalog/List
Andradite, no bruising; 4x2.5x2-$6.50 MS62.Mirac/e Mt. Mine, Vo/cano, Ca/ifomia; (a) dark reddish brown xls...base of specimen; 4.8x4.2x3-$5.00 M563. Ye//ow Cat Mine, San Benito Co., Califomia; var. topazolite: (a)...xls to 5 mm: 3.8x2.5x2.5-Sl6.25 M595. Bu"a Copper Mine, Bu"a, South Australia, Australia; (a) M/M potential;...average 1 cm- $3.50 BREWSTERITE; M541. Whitesmith Mine,Strontian, Argvl(shia:, Scotlqnd; (a) good MIM,...• ' ,. ?i-l"t )1 r!') CERUSSITE;M584.Bunker Hil/ Mine! _Ketl~g&1{~ap~~ ~.w~~~lial1~Yi~~arent twinned xls
Report (issue)
RUSSIA ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA SIGNIFICANT...2-Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks 3-Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver...2-Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks; '-Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver;...9-U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage INTRODUCTION Mine. A site where valuable minerals have been extracted...occurrence, mineral deposit, prospect, and (or) mine. Metallogenic belt. A geologic unit (area) that
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the equivalent combination of @AgzS and Ag,Sb& pyrargyrite at 400°C. INTRODUCTION POLYBASITE-FEARCEITES...Pb( Sb,As)&, miargyrite-smithite Ag( Sb,As)Sz, pyrargyrite-proustite Ag,( Sb,As)!$, and tetrahedrite-tennantite...limited to IO s for each element. Synthetic pyrargyrite ( Ag,SbSs) ( Ag) and skinnerite (Cu,SbS3) (Cu...microprobe analyses of polybasite, pearceite, pyrargyrite, and skinnerite internal standards, we believe...corresponding compositions and activities of Ag,Sb& in pyrargyrite and Ag$ in ,@(Ag,Cu)$ defined by HARLOV and SACK
Book
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...ALBERTA Mineral occurrences in western Canada [British Columbia and Alberta] (by A. Ingelson) 15:8994...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G
Journal (issue)
Hazen The best grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec ........ .......................1972, and considered to be the finest known Jeffrey mine grossular specimen. Marco Amabili collection; James... Colorado (two), New Mexico (the Bingham Canyon mine), Nevada, Arizona (two), Mexico, Brazil, Northern...under the following major headings: the US and Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the former Soviet...STATES and CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA Beaverdell [Highland Bell] mine, Beaverdell. The Beaverdell mine is one
Journal (issue)
Geologists CONTENTS Sphalerites from Western Canada H.V. Warren and R. M. Thompson 309 The Abyssal...00 a year for eight numbers. To subscribers in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, and countries in Central...Unwin, Ltd., No. 40 Museum St., London, W. C. 1, British Agents. Indexed in the Industrial Art Series. LANCASTER... 5 CANADA: R. M. THOMPSON. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE Map ot Mining Divisions, British Columbia: 3.55...are indebted to the National Research Council of Canada, under whose egis some of this work was undertaken
Report (issue)
Ontario, Canada and R. M. THOMPSON The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada NEW YORK...followed by UBC are on file at the University of British Columbia. An asterisk following the film number indicates...(ROM); F. A. Bannister, G. F. Claringbull, and the British Museum (Natural History) (BM); G. Aminoff, F. E...(QU); R. M. Thompson and the University of British Columbia (UBC); E. W. Nuffield and the University of...and the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC); Mines Branch, Ottawa, Canada; E. D. Taylor, Ottawa; Frank
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
wereanalyzedby emissionspectrography. Geologyof the Mine ,4rea.--Rocks in the BellevueHailey area are predominantly...Thrust fault and contact approximately I•ated • Mine Basalconglomeratem•mber of Wood Rwer Formation...selenium tetrabromide were reduced at the Minnie Moore mine, where ore extended with sulfur dioxide and hydroxylamine...the veins. The largest shoots were at the Bullion mine, where one had a 352 W. E. HALL AND G. K. CZAMANSKE...diaphorite,freibergite, gudmundite,marcasite,pyrargyrite,pyrite, pyrrhotite, and sphaleriteare presentin
Book
Zorzi (2008). ILMENITE UNITED STATES and CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA Ice River complex. The Ice River complex...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...Oblast. Alpine-type clefts in the famous Dodo quartz mine commonly contain ilmenite, occurring as lustrous
Report (volume)
of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Published for the Geological Society...Society of CIM as VOLUME 46 by the OF MINING, METALLURGY SPECIAL CANADIAN INSTITUTE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE...PETROLEUM COPYRIGHT © 1995 BY CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM Suite 1210, 3400 de Maisonneuve...Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3Z 3B8 ISBN 0-919086-56-X PRINTED BY HARPELL’S...PRESS COOPERATIVE Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada Preface CIM Special Volume 46 is organized into
Catalog/List
...... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen with minor...silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite .....Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous...Lead telluride Colorado Saguache County, Klondike mine Cleavage plates in quartz with pyrite ........................... South Dakota Custer, Bull Moose mine Pure white cleavable mass. . . . . . . . ......
 
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