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Locality Name:
Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 50
Youngest recorded age at locality: 48

mindat Locality ID: 244100
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244100.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
J & L Au Deposit
Mount Begbie

Latitude: 51°16'56"N
Longitude: 118°8'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.282222222222,-118.1375

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbite
CorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHureauliteLipscombiteMicaMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTopazTourmaline
TripliteZircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutotantalite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Euclase  (*)
Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluor-schorl  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Ishikawaite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rossmanite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sekaninaite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Trilithionite  (*)Triplite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zwieselite  (*)
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)250481300843419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5048230083,300848803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)350481300842353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F5048130084244
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO550481300841310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1300839052
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)25048130084606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1850481300844286
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO4504813008423
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5048230083,3008427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO250481300845171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213008327198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O45048130084321
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O65048130084518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O65048130084289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1850481300841008
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21300839895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5048130084648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5048130084520
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)5048130084120
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F504813008431
Fluor-schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F504813008425
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F50481300842740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21300839617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)504813008475
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O45048130084445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5048230083,3008424243
Graphite  (*)NoneC1300832812
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)5048130084469
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O5048130084125
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O350481300845433
Ishikawaite  (*)Columbite(U,Fe,Y)NbO4504813008424
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2504813008447
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)5048130084155
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4504813008414899
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)5048130084945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25048230083,3008417380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O105048130084124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O5048130084140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25048230083,3008439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85048230083,300849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25048230083,3008461156
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)504813008437
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO250481300845614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)50481300842705
Sekaninaite  (*)BerylFe2+2Al4Si5O18504813008435
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1300836417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO550481300841516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)350481300841214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13008321482
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O65048130084211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F250481300841476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2504813008428
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F5048130084233
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O5048130084890
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)5048130084939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)50481300845251
Zwieselite  (*)TripliteFe2+2(PO4)F504813008447



1 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
Alexandra-0358504850-4840Ar/39AAge of pegmatitemuscovite   Muscovite Li, Be237498Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaMount BegbieDixon (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.129CM52_129 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060003Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060003
R060004Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060004


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