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Locality Name:
Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 23113
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23113.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°40'60"N
Longitude: 116°'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.683333333333,-116
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 As B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparMicaNickelineNone
PyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTourmaline

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Feruvite  (*)
Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mcgillite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
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)21475147003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1475147008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1475147009052
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11147514700843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14751470027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21475147005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214751470027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61475147004135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)147514700648
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)14751470015
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14751470024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31475147005433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14147514700784
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414751470014899
Mcgillite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)8Cl21475147002
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214751470017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214751470039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81475147009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214751470061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1475147002705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14751470021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131475147005317


3 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
sedexmvt-0006816001000Mesoproterozoic host rock age   Yes  204679Kootenay King Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaKootenay KingTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedexmvt-00080147014701470 Ma (U/Pb and geologic relations)U/Pb and geologic relations       23113Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaSullivanTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00132147514701475–1470        23113Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaSullivanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050441Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050441
R110206Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, Fort Steele Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110206

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