Specimen Number45-1-001Alternate Number68-22-1CommentsMassive medium-grained sphalerite-rich vein material.
This sample is part of the Hudson Bay Mountain (Omineca district) complex, which is a large, porphyry-Mo system that extends laterally for approximately 3 km, and which is then enveloped in a polymetallic vein system that extends outward for approximately 8 km. As such, the overall system is classified as a Porphyry-Mo system for classification purposes. The specific mines from Hudson Bay Mountain in the Allard Collection include Duthie, Empire, Victory, Henderson, and Last Chance. The Minfile link below contains significant information regarding the overall Hudson Bay Mountain area.In Teaching CollectionNoMineral(s)sphaleriteRock NameZn oreDistrictOminecaMineDuthieExternal LinkMindatDeposit TypeVeinGeo-Coords[1] Donated ByUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geoscience