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Locality Name:
Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 206
Youngest recorded age at locality: 205

mindat Locality ID: 30204
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30204.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°39'40"N
Longitude: 120°30'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.661111111111,-120.515
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Ta Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Ta Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmphiboleArsenicBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPotaritePyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStillwaterite
TetrahedriteTitaniteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kurilite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Tantite  (*)Temagamite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)
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)220620503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20620508803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)220620503092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)220620505509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)206205011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi20620501966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420620505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)206205027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S20620505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2206205027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82062050577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)820620501756
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)2062050363
Copper  (*)CopperCu20620503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20620504165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O20620502970
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42062050910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20620508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS206205024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu206205030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3206205014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O320620505433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)620620502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420620505591
Kurilite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg8Te3Se20620502
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4206205014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2206205012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS220620505674
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.5206205044
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220620505800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O20620501508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2206205017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se2062050192
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22062050247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2206205039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2206205061156
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22062050337
Tantite  (*)NoneTa2O520620505
Temagamite  (*)NonePd3HgTe3206205024
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1320620501803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320620505317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O20620504899
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe206205048


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
PorphCu-00085206205206–205      Albite, Ankerite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, PyriteCu30204Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaAftonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061078Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061078

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