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Violarite from
Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Violarite
Formula:Fe2+Ni23+S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Violarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133200
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133200:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Violarite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMcCreedy West Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLevack Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMcCreedy East Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCrean Hill Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘVermilion Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘAer Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘDenison Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘClarabelle Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘWorthington Mine, Worthington Offset Dike, Worthington area, Drury Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
A. R. Graham, R. Buchan, C. R. Lee (1964) Millerite at Strathcona Mine, Sudbury District: AAPG Bulletin Abstract 48:527
Abel, M.K., Buchan, R., Coats, C.J.A., and Penstone, M.E. (1979) Copper mineralization in the footwall complex, Stratcona mine, Sudbury, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist: 17: 275-285.
Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., Douma, S.L. (2003) Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI) Open File 1787. Geological Survey of Canada
 
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