Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kwanika Creek, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 121
Youngest recorded age at locality: 121

mindat Locality ID: 228126
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228126.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kwanika Creek, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kwanika Creek Placers
Kwanika Prospect (Swan Prospect)

Latitude: 55°30'0"N
Longitude: 125°17'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.5,-125.29972222222

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Pyrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Epidote ()*	Gold ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Silver ()*

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
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	121	121	1	29987	5516
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	121	121	1	29987	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	29986	2600
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	121	121	1	29987	8173
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	29986	30554
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	121	121	1	29987	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	121	121	1	29987	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	121	121	1	29987	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	121	121	1	29987	39462
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	29986	5186

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00675	121	121	121									Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	228125	Kwanika Prospect (Swan Prospect), Kwanika Creek, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Kwanika	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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