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Locality Name:
Galore Creek Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 210
Youngest recorded age at locality: 205

mindat Locality ID: 195671
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195671.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Galore Creek Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 57°7'30"N
Longitude: 131°26'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.125,-131.44972222222
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeBaryteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)221020503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)21020508803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O21020501627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)21020501588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)210205011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS421020505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)210205027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S21020505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2210205027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu21020503846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O21020502970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O621020504135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)21020508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF221020509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS210205024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu210205030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O21020506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3210205014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4210205014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS221020505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2210205017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O21020501236
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2102050494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2210205039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO221020505614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)21020504894
Silver  (*)CopperAg21020505186
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl2102050444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS210205021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1321020501803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO21020501101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1321020505317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O21020504899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1021020501395


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-00663210205210–205      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Diopside, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Powellite, Pyrite, Rutile, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu195671Galore Creek Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaGalore CreekSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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