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Locality Name:
Granisle Mine, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 51
Youngest recorded age at locality: 51

mindat Locality ID: 195133
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195133.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 54°56'47"N
Longitude: 126°9'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.946388888889,-126.15666666667
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteGypsum
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4515105516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5151027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25151027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS515104165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)515108173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5151024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu5151030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O515106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35151014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6515102228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45151014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2515105674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2515105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25151017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25151039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25151061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)515106417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5151021482


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
PorphCu-00228515151      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu195133Granisle Mine, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaGranisleSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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