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Pentlandite from
Frood-Stobie Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)ÎŁ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyriteⓘ3 photos of Pentlandite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Pyrrhotiteⓘ3 photos of Pentlandite associated with Pyrrhotite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frood-Stobie Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47318
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47318:1
GUID (UUID V4):a8bd62e4-b815-4c2a-a133-9acbcfeb0851
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘFrood Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStobie Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLittle Stobie Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMount Nickel Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLindsley Mine, Blezard Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘMcKim Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBlezard Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘMurray Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘClarabelle Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 529-575 UPSIDE-DOWN ZONING AT FROOD, SUDBURY, ONTARIO J. E. HAWLEY CONTENTS PAGE Abstract...the Frood-Stobie 534 offset ................................... 536 Zoning at the Frood Mine ......norite and Frood-Stobie offset ........... 552 556 Localizationof zoningin the offsetat Frood ..........568 ABSTRACT Descriptionsof mineralzoningin the Frood nickel-copperdepositgiven by Zurbrigg are augmentedby...(1) disseminatedblebs of pyrrhotite with minor pentlandite and chalcopyritein quartz diorite, with smallerbut
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DisseminatedCopper-Nickel Sulfide Ore at Frood, Sudbury,Ontario M. E. F‱r Abstract Copper-nickelsulfideblebsin...sulfideore in quartz diorite froin the Frood mine, Sudbury,Ontario,Canada,showvery markedvariationsin chemicalcomposition...blebmargins. Introduction is the southwestsegInentof the Frood-Stobieoffset. The latter is a huge wedge-shapeddepositof...spottedwith blebsof sulfides,partly sheathed Sudbury,Ontario,Canada,havebeenthe subjectof by and passing.downward...composition by Hawley ore in quartz diorite from the Frood mine. This prisingly,this questionwas not addressed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS RECORDED IN THE SUDBURY IGNEOUS COMPLEX, CANADA: SIGNIFICANCE TO FORMATION OF Ni-Cu...Laurentian University, 925 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 Abstract Sulfur isotope ratios...norites, quartz gabbros, and granophyres from the Sudbury Igneous Complex have been analyzed to establish...sublayer in the lower portion of the main mass of the Sudbury Igneous Complex are characterized by uniform sulfur...values; for example mineralization from Whistle mine varies from 3.1 to 4.3‰, whereas mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Genetic Model for Offset Dike Mineralization in the Sudbury Igneous Complex PETER C. LIGHTFOOT† AND CATHARINE...Technical Services Limited, Copper Cliff, Ontario P0M 1N0, Canada Abstract The Worthington offset dike extends...away from the southwestern margin of the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex. The dike is zoned with respect...adjacent country-rock amphibolites, locally termed “Sudbury gabbros.” The semimassive to massive sulfide zones...crust and also to the bulk composition of the Sudbury Igneous Complex rocks. Regional differences in
Report (volume)
nickeliferous laterite deposits in 7 Provinces of Canada and 15 States of the United States UNITED STATES...______________________ ----OntariO-----------------------------------------------------Alexo Nickel mine ___________...--------Limerick township ___ ---------_---------------------------Raglan township ____ -------- ________...wanLake---------------------------------------Sudbury district______ ------ _________________ ------...________________________________________ ----- _--La ~otte township ___ ------------------------------------U nga
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Rathbun Offset Dike of the Sudbury Igneous Complex (Ontario, Canada) Alexander Kawohl,1,† Wesley E... Toronto, Ontario M5C 1P1, Canada Bite Geological Ltd., 144 Kuusisto Rd., Sudbury, Ontario P3E 4N1, Canada...Canada Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa Abstract...dioritic impact melt dikes around the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex, locally referred to as offset...dikes proximal (<6 km) to the main mass of the Sudbury Complex are mineralized at an economic grade and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Strathcona Mine and Its Bearing on the Origin of the Nickel-Copper Ores of the Sudbury District, Ontario by A...lies at the base of the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive along the north rim of the Sudbury basin. In the vicinity...455 REVIEW OF THE SUDBURY LITERATURE 456 General geologic setting The Sudbury Nickel Irruptive Marginal...GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE STRATHCONA MINE ROCK UNITS NEAR THE STRATHCONA MINE Rock units of the Nickel Irruptive...pyrrhotite of at least two types, magnetite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite. All of the sulfides
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earth-science and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...by 0. Roger Eckstrand, EMR, Geological Survey of Canada; Brian G. Elliott, Australian Bureau of Mineral...-------3. Nickel deposits in the Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada-----------------------4. Nickel districts
Book
it provides-for the first time since the Royal Ontario Nickel Commissionreport of 1917-a comprehensive...PRINTED IN CANADA BY THE HUNTER ROSE COMPANY SCOTT NICKEL AND CO. LTD. COMPANY OF 1967 CANADA, LIMITED...Exploration for Sulfide Nickel Ores World Nickel Deposits Canada, 26; United States, 52 Cuba, 56; Dominican Republic...FOR NICKEL Creighton - Thumbnail Biography of a Mine The Creighton Pit Early Shrinkage Mining Later Shrinkage...Cut-and-FillMethod Falconbridge Thompson BlastholeMethod Frood-Stobie SherrittGordon SulfideOre Open Pit Method LateriticOre
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
magnetic sorting of Ni–Cu ore at Whistle mine, Sudbury, Canada M. T. Vatcha, L. B. Cochrane and D. H. Rousell...industry. During the early development of the Sudbury Ni–Cu deposits in the late 1800s and early 1900s...install a magnetic separator at the Whistle open-pit mine,3 a relatively low-grade (0.98% Ni and 0.34% Cu)...deposit located approximately 40 km northeast of Sudbury (Fig. 1). Mining operations The Whistle deposit...In 1987 the deposit was reassessed; an open-pit mine was designed with twelve 10-m benches. Mining began
Report (issue)
GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed... copyright is held by the Queen’s Printer for Ontario. It is recommended that reference to the Content... . ; Ontario Geological Survey, ...670-5691 Toll Free: 1-888-415-9845, ext. 5691 (inside Canada, United States) Local: (705) 670-5691 Toll Free:...(inside Canada, United States) Local: (416) 326-2678 Toll Free: 1-800-668-9938 (inside Canada, United
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fe-Ni-Cu Sulfide Deposits on the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex A. E. BESWICK† Mineral Exploration...Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 Abstract Analytical data sets...from the McCreedy West mine and other orebodies along the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex have...The compositions of ores from the McCreedy West mine display a strongly bimodal distribution. A Cu-poor...the Levack embayment on the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex collectively show the same compositional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ni-Cu-Platinum-Group Element Sulfide Deposit, Sudbury, Canada: Early Crystallization of PGE-Rich Sulfarsenides...Chicoutimi, 555 Bld. de l’UniversitĂ©, Saguenay, QuĂ©bec, Canada G7H 2B1 of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University...minerals (PGM) in Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits. At Sudbury, it appears that the majority of PGE are hosted...Creighton deposit located on the South Range of Sudbury. These predominantly pyrrhotite-rich sulfides,...collected in troughs and embayments at the base of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, and formed small pendants of ore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A STUDY ALFRED OF THE WANDKE SUDBURY AND ORE ROBERT DEPOSITS. HOFFMAN. ß CONTENTS. INTR0rVdCTION...CaptainRoscoeof the ‱Mur- raymine,to Mr. Eagerof theLevack mine,to Mr. Carmichael of the W.orthingtonmineand particularlyto...investigation. GeneralGeolo#y.--The Sudburydistrictof Ontario, Canada, made classicalby the careful study of severalmembersof...rock' of x "The Nickel Industry," I913. " THE SUDBURY' ORE D‱POSITS. ' 17I granitic composition characterized...LaurenIianage and sediments, called by Colemanthe "Sudbury series,"consistinglargely of crystallinelimestone
Journal (issue)
Rocks and Minerals of Ontario -- H f ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS Honourable...and Minerals of Ontario By D. F. HEWITT Chief, Industrial Mineral Section Ontario Department of Mines...disseminated sulphide ore. Pyrrhotite mauve; pentlandite very pale mauve; chalcopyrite yellow; magnetite... (Courtesy The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited). Centre left: Eurypterus lacustris, an...about 400 m.y. ago; Welland County. (Courtesy Shell Canada Ltd.). right: left: — — — Centre right: Archaeocrinus
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 438-450 A Study of PreciousMetals in the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive Ores REID R. KEAYSANDJAMESH. CROCKET...of the StrathconaMine and other depositsof the Sudbury NickelIrruptive. Mostof the analyses werefor separated...pyrrhotites andchalcopyrites. In the Strathcona Mine Pd and Au are enriched in footwall and deep ore...for the major ore metals. On sulfideores of the Sudbury nickel irruptive have a basis of this information...Geology of the Strathcona Mine As the bulk of the data is from the Strathcona Mine, a brief review of the
Report (issue)
__________ _ Placers-----------------------------------Canada---------------------------------------Sources and..._____________________ _ Ontario ___________________________________ _ Sudbury district _______________________...Lodes--------------------------------Salt Chuck mine ___________________ _ Placers------------------...Complex_ ___________________ _ Green ~ountain copper mine ___________ _ Placers _______________________________...pocket 1. Geologic map of "nickel irruptive," Sudbury district, Ontario_________________________________________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulfide Mineralization in the Sudbury Igneous Complex, Ontario, Canada PETER C. LIGHTFOOT,† Inco Technical...Services Ltd., Highway 17 West, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada P0M 1N0 REID R. KEAYS, Mineral Exploration...University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 AND WILL DOHERTY Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth...Booth Street, Ottawa, Canada K1A OE8 Abstract The Sudbury Igneous Complex is widely believed to be the result...the range of quartz diorite from the different Sudbury offsets, and we believe that all of these rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals are nickeline, gersdorffite, pyrrhotine, pentlandite and chalcopyrite with minor amounts of molybdenite...diorite fili ‱ :: .\\ T f:::: mineralization mine or trial N | ',:!!ii!ii!iii!!ii:~:., ~"" fault...minor quantities of gersdorffite, pyrrhotine, pentlandite, or chalcopyrite (in grains 2 " 10 gm) predominantly...intrusion and consists of dominantly pyrrhotine with pentlandite and minor chalcopyrite. These sulphides occur...skutterudite), nickeline, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotine, pentlandite and pyrite. The reports of chloanthite, smaltite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
polishedsurfacesof a seriesof specimens from Sudbury, Ontario. The norite specimensshow fracturing in mineralsearly...Huronianage;andtogetherwith them it forms the Sudbury syncline. The eruptive is made up of two phases...in generaltwo views regarding the genesisof the Sudbury nickel-copperores, one favoring their depositionby...and Composition of NickelCopper Deposits of the Sudbury Mining District," Rpt. Can. Geol. Surv., x9o4.... z‱6, x892. MINERALS OF NICKEL-ERUPTIVE AT SUDBURY. 565 bury,Daly,Lindgren,Stokes,'St. Clair,andBeck
Report (issue)
earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...earthscience and mineral-resource agencies of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic...Mines and Resources (EMR), Geological Survey of Canada; Valerie A. Fell, EMR, Mineral Policy Sector (MPS);...resources and mine production by geologic deposit type. . . 5. Distribution of cobalt resources and mine and metal...TABLES Page TABlE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. World cobalt mine production 1977-83.............................
Report (issue)
COLLECTOR Ann P. Sabina Sudbury to Winnipeg I.I Energy, Mines and Resources Canada E:nergie, Mines et...et Ressourees Canada Canada THE ENERGY OF OUR RESOURCES THE POWER OF OUR IDEAS COVER Left: Amethyst...Amethyst - Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specimen measures 4.5 cm across the base. National Mineral Collection specimen... Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 49 ROCKS AND MINERALS FOR THE COLLECTOR Sudbury to Winnipeg... © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1991 Available in Canada through authorized bookstore agents
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dynamics and Footwall Deposit Formation at Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Importance for Sulfide Ore Exploration...University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street N., London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada Abstract High-grade...in close proximity (<~750 m) to the base of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. Successful exploration for these...dynamic conditions in the thermal aureole of the Sudbury Igneous Complex during early stages of crustal...footwall deposit identification. Introduction The Sudbury mining camp is well known for its world-class Ni-Cu-Co
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Worthington Offset Dike of the Sudbury impact structure, Ontario L. HECHT1*, A. WITTEK1, U. RILLER2...Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada 3Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa K1A 0E4...0E4, Canada *Corresponding author. E-mail: lutz.hecht@museum.hu-berlin.de (Received 03 December 2007;...2008) Abstract–The Offset Dikes of the 1.85 Ga Sudbury Igneous Complex (SIC) constitute a key topic in...the Paleoproterozoic Sudbury impact structure in the Canadian Shield of Ontario is the only large terrestrial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1, Canada ABSTRACT Progress in the understanding...been influenced by observations on the Sudbury area, in Ontario, which was by far the dominant Ni producer...producer. Discussion focused on the nature of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, and whether the ores were gravitational...aqueous fluids. During the 1960s, the concept that Sudbury is an astrobleme was first proposed, the discovery...progress was stimulated by the new thinking about Sudbury, and the very different environments of ore deposition
 
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