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Locality Name:
Willa Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Silverton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 183
Youngest recorded age at locality: 183

mindat Locality ID: 206430
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206430.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Willa Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Silverton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°53'0"N
Longitude: 117°22'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.883333333333,-117.36666666667
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 Au Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGypsumMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteSphaleriteSpinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
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)218318303419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)18318301588
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2183183027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)18318308173
Gold  (*)CopperAu183183030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O18318306890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4183183014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS218318305800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2183183039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S818318309056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS183183021482


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-00465183183183      Actinolite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteCu206430Willa Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Silverton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaWillaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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