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Locality Name:
Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 174

mindat Locality ID: 18982
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18982.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Silbak Premier Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 56°1'59"N
Longitude: 130°1'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.033055555556,-130.01666666667
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 Au C Cl Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteCopperLinariteMalachiteNickeline
NonePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSpangoliteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cupropolybasite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S20117402793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)20117402734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20117409052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62011740919
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)20117404979
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O2011740194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201174027198
Cupropolybasite  (*)Polybasite[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]20117407
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201174024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu201174030554
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22011740987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2201174012537
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2011740716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS320117401425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201174039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820117409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201174061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg20117405186
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O2011740105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201174021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320117405317


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
vms-00076201174Lower Jurassic     Yes  259043Granduc Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaGranducMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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