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Spar

CA / BC
51.56374, -119.90681View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Spar is a known mineral occurrence in British Columbia, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Greenstone, Gneiss. Reported specimens include Celestite, Fluorite, Pyrite; logged ore minerals are Fluorite; gangue is recorded as Celestite, Pyrite. The site was discovered in 1918.

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Found Here

CelestiteFluoritePyrite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Greenstone, Gneiss
Associated rock
Plutonic Rock
Ore minerals
Fluorite
Gangue minerals
CelestitePyrite

Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Discovered
1918

Records and references

Cited references

CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1984, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1983: CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES MINERAL BULLETIN 198, 308 PMR198

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10023862view the source record

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Coordinates: 51.56374, -119.90681

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