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Locality Name:
Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 149.23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 142.15

mindat Locality ID: 231699
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231699.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Endako Mine (Denak Pit)
Francois Lake Phosphate Occurrence

Latitude: 54°3'42"N
Longitude: 125°26'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.061666666667,-125.44527777778
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 Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFairfielditeFerrieriteKaoliniteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpinelStibnite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Collinsite  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18149.23142.151299714286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3149.23142.151299711935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4149.23142.151299715516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)149.23142.1512997127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2149.23142.1512997127198
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O12997238
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O12997234
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O149.23142.15129971345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS149.23142.1512997124243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3149.23142.1512997114640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH129972367
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4149.23142.151299715591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4149.23142.1512997114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2149.23142.1512997112537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2149.23142.151299715800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2149.23142.1512997117380
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)149.23142.15129971494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2149.23142.1512997139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2149.23142.151299713106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2149.23142.1512997161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)149.23142.151299714894
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4149.23142.151299711655


12 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
Mo-00461145.65144.55145.1±0.55Re-Os molybdenite3058  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00462146.39145.01145.7±0.69Re-Os molybdenite3102.2  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00463145.88144.72145.3±0.58Re-Os molybdenite2706.SWB-1  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00464146.11144.89145.5±0.61Re-Os molybdenite2706.SWB-2  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00465146.2144.8145.5±0.7Re-Os molybdenite2706.SWB-3  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00466144.94143.66144.3±0.64Re-Os molybdenite2706.SWB-4  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00467146.74145.26146±0.74Re-Os molybdenite2706.SWB-5  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00468143.25142.15142.7±0.55Re-Os molybdeniteRB862.C  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00469149.23147.77148.5±0.73Re-Os molybdeniteS822.692-1  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00470149.2147.8148.5±0.7Re-Os molybdeniteS822.692-2  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00471145.65144.35145±0.65Re-Os molybdeniteWD1  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 
Mo-00472147.1145.9146.5±0.60Re-Os molybdenite3058.W2  MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo220511Endako Mine (Denak Pit), Francois Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaEndako depositSelby and Creaser (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.1.197EG96_197 

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