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Pellyite from
Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada


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Pellyite

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Pellyite

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
01211220017369108785587.jpg
Pellyite

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
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Pellyite

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
01211220017369108785587.jpg
Pellyite

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
01235400017271925739912.jpg
Pellyite

Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Pellyite
Formula:Ba2CaFe22+Si6O17
Habit:Massive, crystalline
Colour:Colorless to paleyellow
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sanbornite7
Witherite7
Gillespite6
Muirite4
Quartz4
Itsiite3
Cerchiaraite-(Fe)3
Ferrimuirite3
Hedenbergite2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pellyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:145478
Long-form Identifier:1:3:145478:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Montgomery, J. H.; Thompson, R. M.; Meagher, E. P. (1972) Pellyite: a new barium silicate mineral from the Yukon Territory. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (2). 444-447
Pabst, A.; Harris, J. (1984) Pellyite: new localities and new data. The Canadian Mineralogist, 22 (4). 653-658
Alfors, John T., Pabst, Adolf (1984) Titanian taramellites in western North America. American Mineralogist, 69 (3-4) 358-373
Dunning G.E., Walstrom R.E., Lechner W. (2018) Barium Silicate Mineralogy of the Western Margin, North American Continent, Part 1: Geology, Origin, Paragenesis and Mineral Distribution from Baja California Norte Mexico, Western Canada and Alaska U.S.A. Bay Area Mineralogists Bulletin: 19(5), 70 pages.
MACQUISTAN, Mary G.; GROAT, Lee A.; PETERSON, Ronald C.; Breasley, Catriona M. (2025) Paragenesis of Barium Silicate Mineralization in Devonian Strata at the Gun Occurrence, the Yukon, Canada. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology. doi:10.3749/2400051
 
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