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Pentlandite from
Cobalt Hill, Mackelcan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Hill
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 Cobalt Hill, Mackelcan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:976156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:976156:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘDolmac Mine, Rathbun Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘMilnet Mine, Parkin Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘNorman Property, Norman Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘWhistle Mine, Norman Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘCapre Lake Mine, Capreol Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘVictor Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘNickel Rim Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘMaclennan Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘVictor Deep Mine, Maclennan Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘScadding Gold Mine, Scadding Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Schandl, E. S. (2004). The role of saline fluids base-metal and gold mineralization at the Cobalt Hill prospect northeast of the sudbury igneous complex, Ontario: A fluid-inclusion and mineralogical study. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42(5), 1541-1562.
 
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