Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145.5

mindat Locality ID: 24494
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24494.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Coalmont
Keremeos
Okanagan-Similkameen
Primer Prospect
Princeton
Similkameen River
Tulameen
Tulameen River
Whipsaw Cu-Mo Deposit

Latitude: 49°25'45"N
Longitude: 120°22'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.429166666667,-120.38305555556

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Auricupride	Bowieite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Potarite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Ullmannite	Zircon

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 As Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Auricupride Bowieite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Potarite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Talc Ullmannite Zircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*
Breithauptite ()*	Burkeite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chengdeite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cooperite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuproiridsite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Genkinite ()*
Geversite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Irarsite ()*	Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kashinite ()*	Kotulskite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Laurite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickel ()*	Offretite ()*	Osmium ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutheniridosmine ()*	Silver ()*
Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stumpflite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*
Thénardite ()*	Tolovkite ()*	Tulameenite ()*	Violarite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	30099	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	201.6	145.5	1	30104	8803
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	30118	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	201.6	145.5	2	30104,30106	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	201.6	145.5	2	30104,30106	5516
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb			1	30117	175
Burkeite ()*	None	Na₄(SO₄)(CO₃)			1	30101	47
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	200	197	3	30097,30106,30117	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	201.6	145.5	2	30104,30106	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201.6	145.5	10	30102,30104,30106,30110,30112,30115,30118,30119,30121,30122	27198
Chengdeite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ir₃Fe			1	30121	6
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			7	30110,30112,30114,30116,30117,30118,30121	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	200	197	1	30106	3531
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			2	30116,30121	124
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	200	197	4	30106,30116,30117,30121	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	200	197	1	30106	4165
Cuproiridsite ()*	Spinel	Cu(Ir³⁺Ir⁴⁺)S₄			2	30114,30115	31
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	200	197	1	30106	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	200	197	1	30106	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	30101,30117	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	201.6	145.5	4	30102,30104,30106,30122	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂			3	30116,30117,30121	110
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			2	30117,30121	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	30119	24243
Genkinite ()*	None	Pt₄Sb₃			3	30116,30117,30121	12
Geversite ()*	Pyrite	PtSb₂			3	30116,30117,30121	38
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	200	197	1	30106	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	200	197	6	30106,30112,30114,30115,30119,30121	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	201.6	145.5	3	30103,30104,30108	6890
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂			1	30117	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	200	197	3	30106,30112,30121	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	201.6	145.5	2	30103,30119	804
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS			3	30116,30117,30121	119
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	30112,30121	201
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	30112,30121	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			4	30110,30116,30117,30121	154
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			4	30110,30115,30116,30121	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe			4	30110,30114,30117,30121	128
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	200	197	1	30106	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	200	197	1	30106	5591
Kashinite ()*	Bowieite	Ir₂S₃			1	30116	29
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)			2	30116,30121	116
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	30099	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			4	30114,30116,30117,30121	226
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	200	197	8	30102,30106,30112,30115,30116,30117,30118,30121	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	201.6	145.5	4	30104,30106,30118,30119	12537
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈			1	30117	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	30117	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	201.6	145.5	2	30104,30122	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	201.6	145.5	2	30104,30106	17380
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni			1	30117	57
Offretite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O			1	30097	146
Osmium ()*	None	Os			4	30114,30116,30120,30121	169
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	30117	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			4	30110,30112,30117,30121	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201.6	145.5	10	30102,30104,30106,30110,30112,30115,30117,30119,30121,30122	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	201.6	145.5	2	30104,30117	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			4	30101,30112,30119,30121	61156
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)			3	30114,30115,30116	47
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	30099,30117	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			2	30116,30117	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	30119	21482
Stumpflite ()*	Nickeline	PtSb			2	30116,30117	7
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	30118	3337
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe			3	30110,30117,30121	66
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	30101	299
Tolovkite ()*	Cobaltite	IrSbS			3	30112,30116,30121	13
Tulameenite ()*	Potarite	Pt₂CuFe			4	30110,30112,30116,30121	48
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			1	30117	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	30112,30121	5251

2 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-00461	201.6	145.5	Jurassic									Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206423	Axe Cu-Au Deposit (Adonis), Princeton, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Axe	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	PorphCu-00142	200	197	200–197									Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Gold, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite	Cu	122848	Copper Mountain Mine, Copper Mountain, Princeton, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Copper Mountain	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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