Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 174

mindat Locality ID: 29139
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29139.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Alice Arm
Anyox
Butedale
Divide Lake
Houston
Iskut River
Pitman
Queen Charlotte Islands
Rivers Inlet
Stewart
Swanson Bay
Tseax Cone

Latitude: 54°34'40"N
Longitude: 129°32'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.577777777778,-129.53944444444

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	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melonite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Neyite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Brochantite
Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Linarite Malachite Marcasite
Melonite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Neyite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*
Analcime ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cupropolybasite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hedleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*
Linarite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Neyite ()*
Nuffieldite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Stibarsen ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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	240	174	5	30133,30143,30145,30146,30165	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	252	174	4	30129,30130,30160,30163	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	30127	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	201	174	2	30143,30163	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	30152	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	30154	1627
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	252	201	1	30129	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	201	174	1	30165	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	195	192	2	30144,30146	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	30169	3092
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	30149	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	240	174	4	30133,30140,30160,30165	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	201	174	1	30165	919
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	195	192	4	30128,30143,30145,30146	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	201	174	1	30164	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	201	174	2	30146,30160	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	30138	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	252	174	8	30128,30130,30133,30145,30146,30151,30152,30160	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	201	174	2	30138,30165	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	195	192	1	30146	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	201	174	1	30165	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	252	174	19	30127,30130,30133,30138,30140,30143,30144,30145,30146,30151,30152,30157,30160,30162,30163,30164,30165,30166,30169	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	30143	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	30151,30152	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	201	174	1	30160	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	201	174	1	30164	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	252	201	1	30129	1008
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	30127	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	195	192	1	30146	4165
Cupropolybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Cu₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]	201	174	1	30165	7
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	195	192	1	30146	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201	174	1	30163	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	30153	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	195	192	1	30146	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	240	174	6	30129,30133,30146,30160,30163,30164	8173
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	240	240	1	30133	107
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	30143	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	240	174	16	30127,30128,30133,30138,30140,30143,30145,30146,30151,30160,30162,30163,30164,30165,30166,30169	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	30138	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	201	174	15	30136,30143,30145,30146,30151,30152,30157,30160,30161,30162,30163,30164,30165,30166,30169	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	201	174	3	30144,30146,30160	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	30153	350
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	195	192	1	30146	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	30128,30151,30152,30153	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	195	192	1	30146	804
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	30138	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	30153	5433
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	30153	172
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	30134,30151,30152	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	195	192	1	30146	82
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	201	174	2	30138,30165	987
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	30153	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	240	174	8	30133,30144,30145,30146,30151,30157,30160,30163	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	201	174	2	30138,30165	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	30153	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	30151,30152	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	201	174	7	30127,30134,30144,30145,30146,30163,30164	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	252	174	12	30129,30130,30133,30134,30143,30144,30145,30146,30152,30160,30164,30169	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se			1	30138	192
Neyite ()*	Neyite	Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈			1	30127	12
Nuffieldite ()*	Kobellite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇			1	30127	32
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	30169	2349
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	201	174	3	30128,30143,30165	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	201	174	3	30128,30143,30165	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	252	174	20	30127,30128,30130,30133,30138,30140,30143,30144,30145,30146,30151,30152,30157,30160,30162,30163,30164,30165,30166,30169	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	30153	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	195	192	2	30145,30146	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	252	174	9	30130,30133,30151,30152,30157,30160,30163,30165,30169	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	252	174	20	30127,30128,30130,30132,30133,30138,30140,30143,30145,30146,30151,30152,30153,30157,30160,30163,30164,30165,30166,30169	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	30158	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	195	192	4	30143,30145,30146,30151	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	195	192	1	30146	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	240	174	4	30128,30133,30143,30165	5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	201	174	1	30165	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	252	174	15	30127,30130,30133,30138,30140,30143,30145,30146,30151,30152,30157,30160,30164,30165,30169	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	30143	586
Stibarsen ()*	Arsenic	SbAs			1	30149	48
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	30151	3418
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	30136	337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	30169	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	195	192	1	30146	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	30169	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	201	174	7	30127,30138,30140,30143,30145,30146,30165	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe			1	30151	83
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	252	201	1	30130	2562

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
vms-00068	252	201	Triassic			8794	Bonanza Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Bonanza	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00071	240	240	Triassic		S	231579	Double Ed Deposit, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Double Ed	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00078	240	240	Triassic		S	11824	Hidden Creek Mine, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Hidden Creek	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00087	240	240	Triassic-Jurassic		S	231578	Redwing Deposit, Anyox, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Redwing	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
PorphCu-00247	195	192	195–192	Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	203679	Kerr Cu-Au Deposit, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Kerr	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00248	195	192	195–192	Acanthite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Kesterite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Siderite, Electrum	Cu	203680	Sulphurets Deposits, Sulphurets District, Iskut River, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Sulphurets	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00076	201	174	Lower Jurassic			259043	Granduc Mine, Stewart, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Granduc	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100117	British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R100117
R100116	British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R100116
R100113	British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Mine, Patsy Creek, Kitsault, Alice Arm, Skeena Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R100113

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