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Locality Name:
Copper Canyon Prospect, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 212
Youngest recorded age at locality: 205

mindat Locality ID: 228045
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228045.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Canyon Prospect, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 57°7'0"N
Longitude: 131°20'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.116666666667,-131.345
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 F Fe H K O S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteMalachiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteSpinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)21221201588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)221221205509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS421221205516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)212212027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2212212027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)21221208173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF221221209617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3212212014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4212212014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2212212012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2212212017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2212212039462


2 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-00664212212212      Anhydrite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Fluorite, Magnetite, PyriteCu228045Copper Canyon Prospect, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCopper CanyonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00663210205210–205     YesActinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Diopside, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Powellite, Pyrite, Rutile, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu195671Galore Creek Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Galore Creek, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaGalore CreekSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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