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


mindat Locality ID: 278460
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278460.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wicheeda Lake, Omenica Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Wicheeda Carbonatite Complex

Latitude: 54°30'59"N
Longitude: 122°3'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.516388888889,-122.06638888889

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAncyliteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayColumbite
CordyliteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneParisite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Celsian  (*)
Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Dolomite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kukharenkoite-(Ce)  (*)Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Qaqarssukite-(Ce)  (*)Quartz  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61300431022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1300438803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)130043706
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O13004392
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21300433092
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61300432060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13004311547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F130043304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13004327770
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)130043100
Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Cordylite(Na,Ca,   )BaCe2(CO3)4(F,O)13004315
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21300439895
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6130043414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21300439617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313004314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31300435433
Kukharenkoite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBa2Ce(CO3)3F1300438
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)213004393
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413004314899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21300435800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)130043945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213004317380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)130043884
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2130043112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21300432273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213004339462
Qaqarssukite-(Ce)  (*)NoneBaCe(CO3)2F1300433
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213004361156
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl130043444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13004321482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)130043589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F130043232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1300431006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1300434899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1300435251



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