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Chlorite Group from
Geco Mine, Gemmell Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs in an Archean Cu-Zn massive sulfide deposit.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cordierite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Geco Mine, Gemmell Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65924
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65924:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘWillroy mine, Gemmell Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
51.9km (32.2 miles) ⓘGolden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘHemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘWilliams Mine (Page Williams Mine), Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘW horizon, Coldwell complex, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘMarathon deposit, Coldwell complex, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
55.3km (34.3 miles) ⓘWhite River property (White River gold occurrence), Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘFleck occurrence (American Brass; Two Duck Lake), O'Neill Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘArea 41 deposit, Seeley Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘAmeranium prospect (Geordie Lake; Macrae), Seeley Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
Spry, P.G. (1983) An unusual gahnite-forming reaction, Geco base-metal deposit, Manitouwadge, Ontario. The Canadian Mineralogist: 20(4): 549–553.
Franklin, J.M., Schnieders, B.R., Koopman, E.R. (1991) Mineral Deposits in the western Superior Province, Ontario (Field Trip 9) Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2164.
Pan, Yuanming, Fleet, Michael E. (1992) Mineralogy and genesis of calc-silicates associated with Archean volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits at the Manitouwadge mining camp, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 29 (7) 1375-1388 doi:10.1139/e92-111
Pan, Y., Fleet, M.E., Barnett, R.L., Chen, Y. (1993) Pyrosmalite in Canadian Precambrian sulfide deposits; mineral chemistry, petrogenesis and significance. The Canadian Mineralogist: 31(3): 695-710.
 
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