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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 78
Youngest recorded age at locality: 50

mindat Locality ID: 204824
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204824.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bell Mine (Newman Mine)
Dorothy Cu Deposit
Granisle Mine
Hearne Hill Deposit
Lennac Lake Cu Deposit
Morrison Cu-Au Deposit

Latitude: 55°1'41"N
Longitude: 126°14'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.028055555556,-126.24055555556

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

Actinolite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	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 As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

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

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	50	50	1	29979	3419
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	53	50	3	29974,29975,29979	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	50	50	1	29979	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	53	50	4	29974,29975,29976,29979	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	50	50	1	29979	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	53	50	3	29974,29975,29979	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	78	50	5	29974,29975,29976,29978,29979	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	53	52	1	29974	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	53	52	1	29974	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	53	50	4	29974,29975,29976,29979	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	53	50	2	29974,29975	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	50	50	1	29979	133
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	53	51	2	29974,29976	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	53	50	4	29974,29975,29976,29979	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	53	50	2	29974,29979	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	53	50	4	29974,29975,29976,29979	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	53	52	1	29974	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	53	50	4	29974,29975,29976,29979	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	53	50	4	29974,29975,29976,29979	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	78	50	5	29974,29975,29976,29978,29979	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	53	50	3	29974,29975,29979	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	53	51	2	29974,29976	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	53	51	2	29974,29976	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	53	50	3	29974,29976,29979	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	50	50	1	29979	456
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	53	52	1	29974	5317

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
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
PorphCu-00485	50	50	50	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	206464	Dorothy Cu Deposit, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Dorothy	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00228	51	51	51	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Electrum	Cu	195133	Granisle Mine, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Granisle	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00467	78	78	78	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite	Cu	206432	Lennac Lake Cu Deposit, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Lennac Lake	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00229	50	50	50	Actinolite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Boulangerite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Geocronite, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	195134	Morrison Cu-Au Deposit, Granisle, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Morrison	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

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