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Locality Name:
Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 195
Youngest recorded age at locality: 175

mindat Locality ID: 203676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bronson Skarn
Bronson Slope Cu-Au Deposit
Eskay Creek Mine
Inel Deposit
Johnny Mountain Mine (Stonehouse Deposit)
Red Bluff Prospect
Snip Mine
Treaty Glacier

Latitude: 56°39'19"N
Longitude: 130°57'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.655277777778,-130.95277777778

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
NowackiiteOrpimentPyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
SulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtziteZinkenite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Aktashite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)
Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Cosalite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Volynskite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
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)2229780,297863419
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS12978687
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S1217517512978222
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1951951297858803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe129786489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6129787966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS175175229782,297869052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)175175329782,29784,2978711547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1297861966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41951951297855516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11175175129782843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31751751297821089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)195175629780,29782,29783,29784,29785,2978627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2195175529781,29782,29784,29785,2978627198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4129780951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1751751297822600
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5129786344
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)129787481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21751751297829895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)195195329780,29785,297868173
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12175175129782663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS175175429782,29783,29784,2978624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu195175429781,29782,29784,2978630554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3195195229784,2978514640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te129786804
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14175175129782784
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41297875591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4195195429780,29784,29785,2978614899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2195195329780,29785,297865800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2195175629782,29783,29784,29785,29786,2978717380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3175175129782511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1297842349
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3229784,297861425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2195175829780,29781,29782,29783,29784,29785,29786,2978739462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2129787771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8229784,297869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2195175729780,29782,29783,29784,29785,29786,2978761156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS175175129782712
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)195195229785,297866417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1751751297825186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS195175529782,29783,29784,29785,2978621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31751751297823418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1297872045
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3129786276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13175175329782,29784,297865317
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe212978664
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS175175129782372
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42175175129782228



3 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-00473195195195      Chalcopyrite, Gold, PyriteCu206448Bronson Slope Cu-Au Deposit, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBronsonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
vms-00074175175Jurassic       S133408Eskay Creek Mine, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEskay CreekMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
PorphCu-00249195195195      Albite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu203681Red Bluff Prospect, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaRed BluffSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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