Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Vancouver Island, Alberni Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 393
Youngest recorded age at locality: 33.9

mindat Locality ID: 21772
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21772.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vancouver Island, Alberni Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Buttle Lake
Catface Cu-Mo Deposit
Kyuquot Sound
Monteith Bay Quarry
Port Alberni
Zeballos Area

Latitude: 49°47'22"N
Longitude: 126°33'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.789444444444,-126.56527777778

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Germanite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Talc
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Valleriite

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe Ge H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Te V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Germanite Gypsum Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Talc
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Valleriite

54 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Anilite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Colusite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Idaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Opal ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Renierite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Wairakite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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	55.8	33.9	1	29521	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	393	33.9	2	29515,29521	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	29525	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	393	359	1	29515	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	55.8	33.9	2	29521,29525	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	383	359	1	29516	88
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	29526	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	29528	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	383	359	3	29516,29517,29518	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	383	33.9	4	29516,29517,29518,29521	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	29526,29527,29528	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	383	33.9	2	29517,29521	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	383	33.9	6	29516,29517,29518,29521,29524,29528	27198
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	383	359	2	29515,29516	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	55.8	33.9	1	29521	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	55.8	33.9	2	29518,29521	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	55.8	33.9	1	29521	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	55.8	33.9	2	29518,29521	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	393	33.9	2	29515,29521	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	383	359	3	29517,29518,29528	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	55.8	33.9	1	29521	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	383	359	4	29517,29518,29524,29528	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	55.8	33.9	1	29521	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	55.8	33.9	2	29521,29525	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	55.8	33.9	1	29521	14640
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	55.8	33.9	1	29521	142
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	55.8	33.9	2	29521,29525	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	393	359	1	29515	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	55.8	33.9	2	29521,29526	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	29524	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	55.8	33.9	1	29521	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	55.8	33.9	1	29521	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	393	359	1	29515	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	383	33.9	6	29516,29517,29518,29521,29525,29526	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	393	359	1	29515	1236
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	55.8	33.9	1	29521	2994
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	393	359	1	29515	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	383	33.9	7	29516,29517,29518,29521,29524,29525,29528	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	29525	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	383	33.9	3	29517,29518,29521	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	383	33.9	8	29516,29517,29518,29521,29524,29525,29526,29528	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	383	359	1	29516	37
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	55.8	33.9	1	29521	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	383	33.9	6	29516,29517,29518,29521,29524,29528	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	29518	332
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	29524	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	393	359	1	29518	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	29524	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	383	359	3	29516,29517,29518	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	55.8	33.9	1	29521	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	29524	510
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	55.8	33.9	1	29521	237
Wairakite ()*	Analcime	Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O	393	359	1	29515	73
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	55.8	33.9	1	29521	1025

4 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
vms-00092	393	383	Middle Devonian			43037	Buttle Lake, Vancouver Island, Alberni Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Trumpeter	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00083	383	359	Late Devonian			496	H-W Mine (Myra Falls), Buttle Lake, Vancouver Island, Alberni Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Myra Falls-Lynx	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00084	370	370	Middle Devonian		S	208890	Price Deposit, Buttle Lake, Vancouver Island, Alberni Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Price	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00449	55.8	33.9	Eocene	Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Graphite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite	Cu	206394	Catface Cu-Mo Deposit, Vancouver Island, Alberni Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Catface	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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