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Locality Name:
Hidden Creek Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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

mindat Locality ID: 11824
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11824.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hidden Creek Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°26'0"N
Longitude: 129°49'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.433333333333,-129.81666666667
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 O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S24024002793
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS24024009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)240240027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2240240027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)24024008173
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O2402400107
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS240240024243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4240240014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2240240017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2240240039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S824024009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2240240061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg24024005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS240240021482


2 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     Yes  8794Bonanza Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBonanzaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00078240240Triassic       S11824Hidden Creek Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaHidden CreekMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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