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Pyrargyrite from
Esperanza Mine, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Esperanza Mine, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1493035
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1493035:5
GUID (UUID V4):52c8dd32-73ee-4457-9af5-95a20656d1c4
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘDolly Varden Mine, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘTorbrit Silver Mine, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘSilbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘEast Gold Deposit, Stewart Area, Skeena 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
Report (issue)
RESOURCES W I T H SPECIAL REFERENCE T O T H E BRITISH E M P I R E P R E PA R E D U N D E R T H E D I...the Mineral Resources Committee, show the chief British Countries of occurrence and production o f metallic...S O U R C E S WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE T O T H E BRITISH EMPIRE MANGANESE O R E S . B y A . H . CURTIs...RESOURCES W I T H SPECIAL REFERENCE T O T H E BRITISH EMPIRE 6';7Is3>:GEack.ocaclAt,su;:?wiy IRRARy...tscrra. NG!/%33 aLDA11- I L _ I Aft PaNi) A 1 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY II II I I 7802737621 II
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. Stable isotopes Introduction The Guanajuato mining district is one of the largest silver producers...Buchanan (1979, 1980) concentrated on the Torres mine, studying metal zonation, alteration, and temperature...inclusion analysis on samples from the central Rayas mine (Mango et al. 1991), showing a decrease in fluid...district. General geology and mineralogy The city and mining district of Guanajuato are located in central Mexico...the sixteenth century. A detailed history of the mining district is given by Taylor (1971), Gross (1975)
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deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...California-Oregon (Hotz, 1971); and Bridge River Camp, British Columbia, Canada (Barr, 1980). They may also occur as saddle...deposits hosted by the Meguma Group, Nova Scotia, Canada; and Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Barr, 1980)...styles are also observed, i.e., Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada; and Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Barr...of deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent
Book
Victoria 3000, Australia Macmillan of Canada Division of Canada Publishing Corporation 164 Commander...Commander Boulevard Agincourt, Ontario MIS 3C7, Canada Pagel telat 2) 11s OO: e6r 08 G7 25.4 e302 The endsheet...endsheet maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission...is * CONTENTS Foreword Preface Important Mining Districts Discovery and Developments in MĂ©xico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also
Book
Victoria 3000, Australia Macmillan of Canada Division of Canada Publishing Corporation 164 Commander Boulevard...Boulevard Agincourt, Ontario MIS 3C7, Canada 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The endsheet maps...maps are reprinted from The Mexican Mining Industry 1890-1950 by Marvin D. Bernstein, by permission of... CONTENTS ‱ Foreword lX Preface Xl Important Mining Districts 1 Discovery and Developments in Mexico...introduction contains an interesting summary of the mining history and the development of mineralogy. It also
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
Journal (issue)
VI Ta~co Famous mineral localities: The Trucco mining district, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico ....:Refugio Jlline Famous mineral localities: The Refugio mine, Municipio de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico .............Front Cover Smithsonite, 4 cm wide, from the Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. William Dameron collection;...beginning on page 453. Frontispiece (page 400) Pyrargyrite from Taxco, Mexico. Oil on Canvas, by Wendell...that were collected and stored more carefully. The mine is still being actively worked today, as the city
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
southeastern Attica, Greece, is one of the oldest mining districts in the world, first opening almost 3...years ago. The ancient Greeks began underground mining around the 7th century BC and continued through...were extracted during this time period. Modern mining of the district was conducted by Greek Metal Works...1100-1199 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3T5 Canada. 0361-0128/11/3961/619-33 These companies removed...mineralization. Mining was focused in two major areas, Kamariza and Plaka; however, over 1,000 mine shafts and
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fluorite crystal group, 7 cm, from the Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Marty Zinn collection;................................. History of Peru Mining in Peru The Mineral Specimen Business C o l l e...province, department of Huanuco Huanzala mine Mercedes mine Chiurucu mine Uchucchacua district, Dos de mayo...mayo province, department of Huanuco Hercules mine, Ticapampa district, Recuay and Aija provinces, department...Carrion province, department of Pasco Colquijirca mine, Cerro de Pasco province, department of Pasco Atacocha
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Géologique, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; christophe.scheffer.1@ulaval.ca HISCANT-MA, Université...highest number of different elements of any known mining district. The local geology, tectonic, and magmatic...being famous for its silver exploitation, this mining district contains more minerals than any other...unique geological, mineralogical, and educational (mining, archaeological, and environmental) features suggest...localities but occur mainly from three ancient mining districts: the Lavrion mines in Attica, the Serifos
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the pyroxene-hornblende metamorphic halo.In the Esperanza prospect, locatedin the lowergradealbite-epidotehalo... cropsof ore are at an elevationof 4,750 m; the mine 1981), the deposithasmore recentlybeen reinterw...+++++ +++++++++++ + ‱ +++++++ + + + _ ‱ FAULT ‱ MINE ß FIG.2. Mapof theAguilardistrictshowing the r...PORPHYRITIC ::‱]‱;‱]‱:':: ‱:;..... GRANITE ‱ MINE ‱ PROSPECT GRANITE FIG. 3. Intrusivephasesand...arkosicand calcareoussandstones inIn additionto the mine andprospectsof the Agui- coarse-grained lar district
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[21]. A similar dike also occurs at the Dolores mine, on regime [29,30]. Llallagua Formation consists...witha intercalated the western side The of the mining district, striking WSW–ENE and over m long, and...a blindtointrusion Cerro Pozokonishales (Huanuni mine;deposited Figure 2) during a marine transgression...045° and 080° Esperanza Amarilla veins). Inmine, this on study, western sidethe of the mining striking WSW–ENE...three main domains, a central domain the Huanuni mine northern part the two district. All these peripherally
Journal (issue)
cultural standpoint. These are localities rich in mining history and regional flavor; the old drifts and...content: Pete J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey British Museum (N.H.) London, England Richard C. Erd U...Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Abraham Rosenzweig Tampa, FL Richard...Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur Roe Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Abraham Rosenzweig...2 Germany An historical perspective on silver mining in G erm any.................. by W. Lieber and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AND ISOTOPE STUDY OF THE RAYAS AG-AU-CU-PB-ZN MINE, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO HELEN MANGO,* HALF ZANTOP,AND... Hanover,NewHampshire 03755 Introduction The mining district of Guanajuato,Mexico, has beenin constantoperationfor...positionalmechanismswere discussedin more detail mine. Figure 2 is a generalizedcrosssectionalong in the...modelof ore the Veta Madre,showingthe stratigraphy mine and other mines in the immediate vicinity. depo...three major tectonostratigraphic terranes:the the mine and consists SierraMadre Occidental,the SierraMadre
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
f/74/4/513/3432186/i0016-7606-74-4-513.pdf by Columbia University user 514 KENNETH SEGERSTROM—MATURELAND...f/74/4/513/3432186/i0016-7606-74-4-513.pdf by Columbia University user SHORT NOTES bedrock surface...As an example, the grade of ore in the Buena Esperanza vein at Chimbero (Fig. 2) diminished abruptly...polybasite, and pyrargyrite) below (Nordenskjold, 1926, p. 1148-1150). In the Remolinos mine and at Ladrillos...f/74/4/513/3432186/i0016-7606-74-4-513.pdf by Columbia University user 2.S ON Figure 2. Topographic
Report (issue)
described in abundant literature dating from early mining reports on the general geology and mineralogy to...geochemistry to many of the famous, epithermal silver mining districts in Colorado and Nevada including Creede...Creede, Colorado, Tonapah, Nevada, and the Sunnyside Mine of the Eureka district, Colorado, and, in the special...quantities of silver and gold. In most of the districts mining began during the Spanish colonial period. One of...Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks. The Mesozoic rocks (Esperanza Fm.) are composed of marine sedimentary rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1,500X 100 m. Minor barite, chalcopyrite,and pyrargyrite are presentlocally and the silver contentof galena...at thesedeposits exceptin the Maya Mountainsof British Honduras couldyield informationuseful for further...1--Rosario, 2Villa Linda, 3--Tziminas, 4‱Torlon, 5--La Esperanza,6‱Almengor, 7--Santo Domingo,8--unnamedpyrargyrite...p. 35) discusses the historyof produc- Caquipec mine and is present in the Almengor tion in these districts...rock. 1268 $. E. KESLERAND R. ASCARRUNZ-K. Pyrargyrite is found in three poorly exposed Form and localisationof
Report (issue)
economic interest. MINOR: Coproducts or byproducts of mining. POTEN: Commodities that have not been exploited...geologic inferences only ("inferred ore"). The mining industry terms "proven", "probable", and "possible"...geochemistry and mineralization of the Washington mine area, Huepac, Sonora [abs.] in Najera-Garza, J....operations near Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico: Engineering and Mining Journal, v. 90, p. 1105-1106. Dunn, D.P., and Burt...related to pegmatites at the San Antonio tungsten mine, Baviacora, Sonora, Mexico [abs.]: Geological Society
Journal (issue)
Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario Abraham Rosenzweig Tampa, FL Associate...0026-4628 ‘Continued on p. 247 Articles The Outlaw mine, Nye County, Nevada ..............................183 by J. P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto The Messina mining district, South A frica .........................Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076 The Outlaw mine has long been known as an occurrence o f rare and...benjaminite, fo r which it is the type locality. The mine has been idle fo r more than 60 years, and because
Report (volume)
bodies in most deposits precludes larger scale mining or mechanizations of operations, and it is concluded...small mills in other districts would also permit mining of lower grade ore. Replacement deposits of lead-zinc...investments in roads, concentrating plants, and mining machinery. INTRODUCTION The Andean mineral province...EXPLANATION 3 Number refers to list below LIST OF MINING DISTRICTS 1 Ouebrada Honda-Vesuvio O.MABAMBA ...the Departamento de Ancash, showing location of mining districts. and include some of the highest in
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resources are reported in Bolivia, Peru, China, Japan, Canada, and Russia [9–20]. A major indium province is...its closure in 1978 [22]. During this period, the mine was operated by Empresa Minera Caballo Blanco. In...150 g/t Ag [10]. After its reopening in 1983, the mine was operated by the company COMSUR until 2006, and...concession for exploitation to the Huari Huari Ltd. mining cooperative. Current monthly production is at 10...veins veins in in the the Huari Huari Huari Huari mining miningdistrict. district. The The Figure location
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Spanish-English, English-Spanish glossary of gem, mineral and mining terms. BY PAUL WILLARD JOHNSON Price $2.00 r...Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District................................. Minerals of Ojuela Mine .... . Velardena District.........................Guanajuato District ..................... El Sanlin Mine......................... San Miguel de Allende ...67 68 68 68 69 69 69 74 GLOSSARY OF MINERAL AND MINING TERMS English — Spanish Spanish — English 77 83
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Dunn Smithsonian Institution Peter G. Embrey British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological...following people: COVER: AURICHALCITE from the 79 mine, Gila County, Arizona. Photo (first place winner...2 Wellsic Lane, Rothley Leicestershire LE7 7Qb Canada: Mrs. J. W. Peat 36 Deepwood Crescent Don Mills...slides) 4. Shadow boxes (for display of minerals or mining memorabilia) 5. Three-hour photochemical light...protest! Letters, many of them, from outside of Canada will let those in power know how widespread is
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the Siete Suyos mine, the Ánimas, Burton, Colorada, and Rosario veins in the Ánimas mine and the Nueva...Nueva vein in the Chocaya mine. A three-stage paragenetic sequence is roughly determined for all of them,...which is found in the Diez vein in the Siete Suyos mine, occur in crustiform bands of sphalerite with local...an undetermined Zn-In mineral. In the Santa Fe mining district, the contents of In in ore are up to 200...discovered in 1800, the beginnings of large-scale mining in this district are intimately linked to the name
 
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