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thecrystalfinderBC
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Location: British Columbia
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 Posted: Oct 19, 2019 14:59 Post subject: New Sapphire Corundum deposit found in BC Canada |
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Hello, my name is Herb Hyder and I have been prospecting for gemstones in BC Canada for over 20 years now. In the spring of 2019 I was prospecting near Revelstoke, BC Canada when I found a new sapphire deposit. The sapphires formed in nepheline syenite and then into a pegmatite. Some of the corundum crystals reached a very large size. Most of the crystals had color zone patterns and trapiche. I also found large well-formed garnets at the same site and nearby. I have also found iolite and sillmanite - you can read more about it in the September issue of Rock and Gem magazine. I will continue to search for new gemstone deposits in BC in the spring.
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| Locality: | | Bluejay claim, Revelstoke, Regional District Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada |  |
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| Locality: | | Bluejay claim, Revelstoke, Regional District Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada | |
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| Mineral: | Garnet |
| Locality: | | Bluejay claim, Revelstoke, Regional District Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada | |
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thecrystalfinderBC
Joined: 19 Oct 2019
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| Posted: Oct 19, 2019 15:02 Post subject: Re: New Sapphire Corundum deposit found in BC Canada |
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a few more pictures
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2019 04:35 Post subject: Re: New Sapphire Corundum deposit found in BC Canada |
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Hello Herb and welcome to the community!
Great to see such field trip reports, you found some really nice specimens! Please more :-)
Regards
Tobi
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thecrystalfinderBC
Joined: 19 Oct 2019
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2019 00:45 Post subject: Re: New Sapphire Corundum deposit found in BC Canada |
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picture of a slice of corundum from bluejay claim arrow lakes Revelstoke BC Canada
| Mineral: | Corundum |
| Locality: | | Bluejay claim, Revelstoke, Regional District Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada | |
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Chris Rayburn
Joined: 07 Oct 2013
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Location: Arvada, Colorado
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2019 07:06 Post subject: Re: New Sapphire Corundum deposit found in BC Canada |
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| These are very cool corundums and garnets Herb. I look forward to reading the Rock and Gem article.
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