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Locality Name:
Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 201

mindat Locality ID: 31745
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31745.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bonanza Mine
Double Ed Deposit
Granby Point Deposit
Hidden Creek Mine
Moly Mack Prospect
Redwing Deposit

Latitude: 55°24'23"N
Longitude: 129°50'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.406388888889,-129.84111111111

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 As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
EpidoteKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2402401301332793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22522011301303419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO525220101310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2402401301339052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)252201230130,3013327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2252201230130,3013327198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1825220101008
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2402401301338173
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O240240130133107
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS24024013013324243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41301345591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O424024013013314899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21301345800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2252201330130,30133,3013417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2252201230130,3013339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8252201230130,301339056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2252201330130,30132,3013361156
Silver  (*)CopperAg2402401301335186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS252201230130,3013321482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22522011301302562



4 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-00068252201Triassic        8794Bonanza Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBonanzaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00071240240Triassic       S231579Double Ed Deposit, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaDouble EdMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00078240240Triassic       S11824Hidden Creek Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaHidden CreekMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00087240240Triassic-Jurassic       S231578Redwing Deposit, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaRedwingMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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