| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Pentlandite |
| Formula: | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Comments: | Occurs in the Sudbury nickel irruptive. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrrhotite | 6 |
| Chalcopyrite | 5 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pentlandite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Creighton Mine, Creighton-Davies Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 59382 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:59382:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite |
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| 5.4km (3.4 miles) | ⓘCentury Mine, Graham Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 8.1km (5.0 miles) | ⓘCopper Cliff South Mine, Snider Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘEvans Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘClarabelle Mine, Snider Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | ⓘCopper Cliff North Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘCopper Cliff Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 10.4km (6.5 miles) | ⓘKelley Lake, Broder Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 11.5km (7.2 miles) | ⓘMurray Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘMcKim Mine, McKim Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| 12.8km (7.9 miles) | ⓘCrean Hill Mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| References |
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Dare, S. A. S., Barnes, S.-J., Prichard, H. M., Fisher, P. C. (2010) The Timing and Formation of Platinum-Group Minerals from the Creighton Ni-Cu-Platinum-Group Element Sulfide Deposit, Sudbury, Canada: Early Crystallization of PGE-Rich Sulfarsenides. Economic Geology, 105 (6) 1071-1096 doi:10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1071 |
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Creighton Mine, Creighton-Davies Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada