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Locality Name:
Bell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 53
Youngest recorded age at locality: 52

mindat Locality ID: 195132
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195132.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°0'10"N
Longitude: 126°13'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.002777777778,-126.23194444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite
Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

Anhydrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite
Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

27 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	53	52	1588
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	53	52	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	53	52	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	53	52	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	53	52	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	53	52	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	53	52	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	53	52	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	53	52	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	53	52	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	53	52	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	53	52	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	53	52	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	53	52	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	53	52	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	53	52	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	53	52	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	53	52	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	53	52	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	53	52	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	53	52	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	53	52	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	53	52	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	53	52	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	53	52	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	53	52	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	53	52	5317

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00227	53	52	53-52									Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	195132	Bell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Bell Copper	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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