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Locality Name:
Kemess South Mine, Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 209.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 191

mindat Locality ID: 206398
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206398.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kemess South Mine, Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 57°0'21"N
Longitude: 126°45'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.005833333333,-126.75083333333

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.

Alunite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Digenite	Epidote
Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*
Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O S Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Digenite Epidote
Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Spinel
Stibnite Tetrahedrite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	200.2	199	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	200.2	199	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	200.2	199	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	200.2	199	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	200.2	199	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	200.2	199	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	200.2	199	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	200.2	199	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	200.2	199	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	200.2	199	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	200.2	199	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	200.2	199	8173
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	200.2	199	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	200.2	199	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	200.2	199	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	200.2	199	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	200.2	199	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	200.2	199	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	200.2	199	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	200.2	199	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	200.2	199	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	200.2	199	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	200.2	199	61156
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	200.2	199	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	200.2	199	1101

24 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
Jen_0001477	201.3	200.5	200.9 ± 0.4	U-Pb	age of mineralization	high	zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001479	194	193.2	193.6 ± 0.4	U-Pb	age of mineralization	high	zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001492	201.1	200.1	200.6 ± 0.5	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001493	201.7	200.5	201.1 ± 0.6	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001494	203.7	202.7	203.2 ± 0.5	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001495	201.4	200.6	201 ± 0.4	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001496	201.2	199.6	200.4 ± 0.8	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001497	203.3	200.1	201.7 ± 1.6	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001498	204.5	202.9	203.7 ± 0.8	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001499	202.4	200.2	201.3 ± 1.1	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001500	197.8	197.8	197.8	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001501	209	209	209	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001502	209.9	209.9	209.9	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001503	205	205	205	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-279	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	date for the andesite tuff at Pine is comparable to the depositional age for the Duncan Member dated elsewhere in the Toodoggone district
Jen_0001528	194.1	192.5	193.3 ± 0.8	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001529	194.2	193.2	193.7 ± 0.5	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001530	195.1	193.1	194.1 ± 1	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001531	195.9	192.3	194.1 ± 1.8	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001532	194.7	192.3	193.5 ± 1.2	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001533	195.4	192.2	193.8 ± 1.6	U-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001534	205	205	205	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001535	192	192	192	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
Jen_0001536	191	191	191	Pb-Pb	age of mineralization		zircon	JD05-283	Yes	Zircon			203238	Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Toodoggone District	Dickinson (2006)	MT2004_Dickinson	This age represents the cessation of magmatism in the Pine-Fin-Mex area.
PorphCu-00453	200.2	199	199.6±0.6								Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Epidote, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	206398	Kemess South Mine, Toodoggone River Area, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Kemess South	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

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