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Locality Name:
Lorraine Cu-Au Deposit, Old Hogem, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 184
Youngest recorded age at locality: 184

mindat Locality ID: 206462
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206462.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lorraine Cu-Au Deposit, Old Hogem, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°55'37"N
Longitude: 125°25'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.926944444444,-125.43111111111
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 O S Sb Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidoteMalachiteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSpinelTetrahedrite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)218418405509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS418418405516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S18418405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2184184027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O18418403531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS18418404165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O18418402970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S18418401027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)18418408173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3184184014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4184184014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2184184012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2184184017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2184184039462
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1318418405317


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-00484184184184      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, PyriteCu206462Lorraine Cu-Au Deposit, Old Hogem, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaLorraineSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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