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Locality Name:
Moose Creek Prospect, Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 392
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 25788
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25788.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moose Creek Prospect, Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°11'40"N
Longitude: 116°21'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.194444444444,-116.35111111111
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: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteMica
NickelineNonePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite
TridymiteZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)239222003419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O639222001022
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O639222002060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)392220027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O3922200232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2392220027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O639222004135
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)23922200160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)39222008173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O339222005433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O23922200179
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4392220014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2392220017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3922200884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3358.5354.50495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)239222002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2392220039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S839222009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2392220061156
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3922200444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS392220021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O39222004899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39222005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000850MAGMATIC STYLE: Concordant mass which cross-cuts silicate. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, ijolite-urtite, nepheline and zeolite syenites.
Jen_0000851MAGMATIC STYLE: Concordant mass which cross-cuts silicate. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, ijolite-urtite, nepheline and zeolite syenites.
Jen_0000852MAGMATIC STYLE: Concordant mass which cross-cuts silicate. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, ijolite-urtite, nepheline and zeolite syenites.


3 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
Jen_0000850358.5354.5356.5±2U-Pb perovskite  YesPerovskite  475Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaIce RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000851392220392-220K-Ar biotite  Yes  475Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaIce RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000852280244280-244Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  475Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaIce RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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