Massive Sulphide Pb-Zn-Cu
UNB-2018-0049Rocks » Igneous » Volcanic Massive Sulphide
Description
Sample of fine-grained Galena and Sphalerite that is inter-banded with fine to coarse-grained Pyrite and Chalcopyrite. Slight flow band texture of Galena and Sphalerite.
Sample likely comes from the Lead-Zinc Zone of Brunswick #12 Mine that is characterized by banding and flow texture of Galena and Sphalerite.
https://portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn154
Specifications
| Object name | Massive Sulphide Pb-Zn-Cu |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0049 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Rock |
| Classification | Rock group: Igneous Sub-group: Volcanic Massive Sulphide |
| Composition | Sulphides |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Middle Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 470 Mya |
| Origin | Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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