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Locality Name:
Holden Mine (Howe Sound Mine; Irene Mine), Holden Village, Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 220
Youngest recorded age at locality: 16

mindat Locality ID: 15531
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15531.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Holden Mine (Howe Sound Mine; Irene Mine), Holden Village, Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°11'45"N
Longitude: 120°46'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.195833333333,-120.78027777778
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperGypsumMalachiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelWollastonite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Diopside  (*)Edenite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)22022001588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS22022009052
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS322022001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)220220027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S22022005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2220220027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu22022003846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O622022004135
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)22202200160
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS220220024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu220220030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O22022006890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4220220014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2220220012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS222022005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2220220017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)222022002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2220220039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S822022009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2220220061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)22022004894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS220220021482
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO322022001247


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
Mo-001162316 ?-?    YesMolybdenite, MolybditeMo8887Crown Point Mine (Aurelia Crown Mine; Crown Power Mine), Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USACrown Point MineDerkey et al. (1990) WDGER_OFR_90-18 
vms-01079220220Upper Triassic       S15531Holden Mine (Howe Sound Mine; Irene Mine), Holden Village, Railroad Creek, Railroad Creek District, Chelan Co., Washington, USAHoldenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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