Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Burgessite |
Formula: | Co2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O) |
Comments: | Only 1 original specimen known (now divided into about 5 pieces). |
Habit: | Hemispherules of acicular crystals. |
Colour: | Erythrite-red. |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Bismutoferrite | β5 photos of Burgessite associated with Bismutoferrite at this locality. |
Erythrite | β5 photos of Burgessite associated with Erythrite at this locality. |
Calcite | β4 photos of Burgessite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Burgessite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 514286 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:514286:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | ce972d9b-69c9-44f2-baab-dbc29c6cba9e |
References |
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Sejkora, J., Hawthorne, F. C., Cooper, M. A., Grice, J. D., Vajdak, J., Jambor, J. L. (2009) Burgessite, Co2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O), a new arsenate mineral species from the Keeley Mine, South Lorrain Township, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (1) 159-164 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.1.159 |
Keeley-Frontier Mine, South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada