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Locality Name:
Brenda Mine, Peachland, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 143
Youngest recorded age at locality: 143

mindat Locality ID: 8859
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8859.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brenda Mine, Peachland, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°52'40"N
Longitude: 120°'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.877777777778,-120.00555555556

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 Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mo Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mo Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteEpidoteGypsumMalachiteMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelWurtzite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)14314301588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)214314305509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS414314305516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)143143027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S41431430154
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2143143027198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31431430802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14314308173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1431430345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS143143024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu143143030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O14314306890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3143143014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4143143014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2143143012537
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS14314301066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS214314305800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2143143039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S814314309056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO214314305614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS143143021482



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-00033143143143      Bornite, Calcite, Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu8859Brenda Mine, Peachland, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBrendaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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