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Locality Name:
Beatson Mine (Beatson-Bonanza Mine; Big Bonanza Copper Mine), Prince William Sound District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20
Youngest recorded age at locality: 20

mindat Locality ID: 187984
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187984.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beatson Mine (Beatson-Bonanza Mine; Big Bonanza Copper Mine), Prince William Sound District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 60°3'30"N
Longitude: 147°54'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 60.058333333333,-147.90333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCovelliteCubaniteMalachiteMicaNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTalcWurtzite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2020027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S202005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22020027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8202001756
Copper  (*)CopperCu202003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS202004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S320200802
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2020024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2020030554
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22020012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22020017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22020039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8202009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22020061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)202006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg202005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2020021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2202003337


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-009842020Tertiary       S187984Beatson Mine (Beatson-Bonanza Mine; Big Bonanza Copper Mine), Prince William Sound District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USABeatsonMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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