| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Pyrargyrite |
| Formula: | Ag3SbS3 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | There are two generations of Pyrargyrite. The first was almost all remobilised and was near the last to deposit. See the paragenesis in Woodside, R.W.M., Soregaroli, A.E., Ansell, H.G., Twaites, B.L., Balacko T.W. (2000): Rare sulfosalts from the Van Silver Mine, British Columbia. Mineralogical Record, 31(3), 219-229. |
| Habit: | Hexagonal prisms with trigonal terminations |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrite | ⓘ3 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Miargyrite | ⓘ3 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Miargyrite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ2 photos of Pyrargyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Galena | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrargyrite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Pyrostilpnite | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrargyrite associated with Pyrostilpnite at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Pyrargyrite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrargyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Silver tunnel, Van Silver Property, Brandywine Creek, Vancouver Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20579 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20579:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 02f2dac7-e91f-4a7c-b9fc-7af338678a47 |
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Woodside, R. M., Soregaroli, Arthur E., Ansell, H. Gary, Twaites, B. L., Balacko, T. W. (2000) Rare Sulfosalts from the Van Silver Mine, British Columbia, in May - June 2000. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (3) Tucson. 219-229 |
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Silver tunnel, Van Silver Property, Brandywine Creek, Vancouver Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada