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Locality Name:
Morrison Cu-Au Deposit, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 50
Youngest recorded age at locality: 50

mindat Locality ID: 195134
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195134.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morrison Cu-Au Deposit, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°11'40"N
Longitude: 126°18'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.194444444444,-126.31527777778
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 As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteEpidote
GeocroniteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelane

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
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)2505003419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)505001588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS505009052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4505005516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1150500843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5050027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S505005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25050027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS505004165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)505008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5050024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2350500133
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O505006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35050014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6505002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4505005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45050014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2505005674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2505005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25050017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25050039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8505009056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5050021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O50500456


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
PorphCu-00229505050      Actinolite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Boulangerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Geocronite, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteCu195134Morrison Cu-Au Deposit, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaMorrisonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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