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Locality Name:
Mount Eaton, Whitewater Mts, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 245491
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245491.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Eaton, Whitewater Mts, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Tulsequah Chief Mine

Latitude: 58°44'8"N
Longitude: 133°35'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.735555555556,-133.59972222222

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 Au Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GypsumMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2702701295568803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2702701295561588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)27027012955611547
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O270270129556925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227027012955627198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2702701295568173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27027012955624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu27027012955630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2702701295566890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327027012955614640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427027012955614899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227027012955617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227027012955639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227027012955661156
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O27027012955637
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27027012955621482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132702701295561803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132702701295565317



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
vms-00093270270Permian       S245492Tulsequah Chief Mine, Mount Eaton, Whitewater Mts, Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaTulsequah ChiefMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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