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Downton Creek rhodonite occurrence, Bridge River area, Lillooet Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Downton Creek rhodonite occurrenceOccurrence
Bridge River areaArea
Lillooet Mining DivisionDivision
British ColumbiaProvince
CanadaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 35' 40'' North , 122° 10' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.59445,-122.18190
GeoHash:
G#: c2cpgdmy5
GRN:
N34W57
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dsc : Dry-summer subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lillooet2,324 (2011)19.7km
Mount Currie 6961 (2019)45.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
413699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413699:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Southern Gem claims


There are two claims - Southern Gem 1 and Southern Gem 2 located in the Central Cayoosh Range, approximately 20km west of Lillooet.

Coordinates are approximate for the claim area.

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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Tetradymite ?
Formula: Bi2Te2S
ⓘ Tučekite
Formula: Ni9Sb2S8
ⓘ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTučekite2.BB.10Ni9Sb2S8
ⓘTetradymite ?2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘUllmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘKutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Cⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Oⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sⓘ TučekiteNi9Sb2S8
Sⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Caⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mnⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niⓘ TučekiteNi9Sb2S8
Niⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ TučekiteNi9Sb2S8
Sbⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
TeTellurium
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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References

Hora, Z. D., Langrova, A., & Pivec, E. (2006). Rhodonite from the Bridge River Assemblage, Downton Creek (NTS 092J/09), Southwestern British Columbia. Geological Fieldwork, 2007-1.
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