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Pentlandite from
Bird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49475
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49475:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOre Fault deposit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMaskwa Open Pit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘChrome property, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDumbarton Mine, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘEagle deposit (New Manitoba), Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMayville deposit, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘEnglish Lake Sulfide Prospect, Manitoba, Canada
References
Nickel, E. H. (1972) Nickeliferous smythite from some Canadian occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (2) 514-519
Scott, S. D., Gasparrini, E. (1973) Argentian pentlandite, (Fe,Ni)8AgS8, from Bird River, Manitoba. The Canadian Mineralogist, 12 (3) 165-168
Ritchie, Paul M. H. (1973) A study of the copper-nickel-zinc deposit of Bird River Mines Co. Ltd., Southeastern Manitoba. MS Thesis University of Manitoba.
 
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