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Locality Name:
Ox Lake Cu Deposit, Ootsa Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 84
Youngest recorded age at locality: 84

mindat Locality ID: 206439
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206439.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ox Lake Cu Deposit, Ootsa Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 53°40'25"N
Longitude: 127°3'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.673611111111,-127.05694444444
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGypsumKaolinite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
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)2848403419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)848408803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)848401588
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4848405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)8484027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS28484027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)848408173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS8484024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O848406890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O38484014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4848405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O48484014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2848405800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O848401508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28484017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS28484039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8848409056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS8484021482


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-00472848484      Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteCu206439Ox Lake Cu Deposit, Ootsa Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaOx LakeSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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