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Locality Name:
Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 204823
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204823.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Kootenay King Mine
North Star Mine
Stemwinder Mine
Sullivan Mine
Vulcan Mine

Latitude: 49°40'59"N
Longitude: 116°'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.683055555556,-116
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 As B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparMalachite
MicaNickelineNonePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelTetrahedriteTourmaline

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)
Feruvite  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mcgillite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
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)2147514701296183419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)147514701296188803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS147514701296189052
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1114751470129618843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14751070229616,2961827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2147514701296185171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)140010701296164979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214751070229616,2961827198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6147514701296184135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)14751470129618648
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1475147012961815
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14751070229616,2961824243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3147514701296185433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S1414751470129618784
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41475147012961814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21400107012961612537
Mcgillite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)8Cl2147514701296182
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21475147012961817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21475147012961839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl140010701296161725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8147514701296189056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214751070229616,2961861156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)147514701296182705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14751070229616,2961821482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13147514701296185317


7 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
sedexmvt-0006816001000Mesoproterozoic host rock age      204679Kootenay King Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaKootenay KingTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-0010016001000Mesoproterozoic        204679Kootenay King Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaKootenay KingSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
EPSL113_57_0001140013501375 ± 25U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  204680North Star Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBelt SupergroupRoss (1992) EPSL113_57 
EPSL113_57_0002124410701157 ± 87Pb-Pbhost rocktitanite   Titanite  204680North Star Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBelt SupergroupRoss (1992) EPSL113_57 
GAC18_A93_0001133213081320 ± 12Pb-Pbhost rocktitanite   Titanite  204680North Star Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBelt SupergroupSchandl (1993) GAC18_A93 
sedexmvt-00080147014701470 Ma (U/Pb and geologic relations)U/Pb and geologic relations       23113Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaSullivanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00132147514701475–1470        23113Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaSullivanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050441Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050441
R110206Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110206

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